| 释义 |
on the skids informal (Of a person or their career) in a bad state; failing: I was on the skids but now I’m doing all right...- By 1924, though, his career was long since on the skids, confined mostly to supervision of films.
- If there is enough opposition, and if that opposition is sufficiently vociferous, then he is going to fear that his career is on the skids.
- As Beck suggests, getting a chance is usually the most difficult hurdle on the path toward coming back for a player whose career has been on the skids.
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