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put the skids under
Idioms and Phrases
Bring about the failure or defeat of, as in It was lack of funds that put the skids under the new senior center . The skids here are runners or rollers on which a heavy object may be moved. [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]Example Sentences
It was a handy response to the virtuoso performance of Harlequins' Marcus Smith - his rival for the Red Rose spot - which put the skids under Sale.
Cheika may have his plan to put the skids under New Zealand but, as they showed on a Parisian back road and the city's biggest stage alike, these All Blacks don't mind dirtying their hands to get to a fourth Rugby World Cup title.
And it certainly won't put the skids under Farrell.
This victory against Manchester United certainly put the skids under beleaguered manager Louis van Gaal.
They certainly looked good at Anfield back in August when a 3-0 victory is widely believed to have been the result that put the skids under Brendan Rodgers.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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