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Meaning of hit the skids | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To fail; to decline.

idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

Українська буксувати

Examples

“After all, if these measures could've succeeded, they would've been implemented five years ago when the world economy hadn't yet hit the skids.”

“A metaverse backlash, already fully rooted, began to bloom. Microsoft’s military contract hit the skids, Disney laid off its entire metaverse team, and even Zuckerberg’s own ⟳ employees seem not to have ⟳ much time for the technology.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

hit the spot hit the stores hit the streets hit the trail hit the wall hit them licks

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