put the skids under something

put the skids under (someone or something)

To cause the ruin, failure, or defeat of someone or something. Her frequent absences from work put the skids under any hopes she had of a promotion. The boss accused Theresa of trying to put the skids under him.

put the skids under something

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If a person or thing puts the skids under something or someone, they cause them to experience many problems or fail. It was a sudden increase in the oil price which first put the skids under the world economy. The Brazilian striker's fifth-minute goal helped put the skids under Manchester United in their quarter-final in Munich last month.

put the ˈskids under somebody/something

(informal) make somebody/something fail; stop somebody/something doing something: Unfortunately the government has put the skids under the hospital building programme.

See also: put, skid, somebody, something

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it is all up with (someone or something)
skid
be on the skids

词组	put the skids under something
释义	put the skids under something put the skids under (someone or something) To cause the ruin, failure, or defeat of someone or something. Her frequent absences from work put the skids under any hopes she had of a promotion. The boss accused Theresa of trying to put the skids under him. See also: put, skid Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put the skids under something BRITISH, INFORMAL If a person or thing puts the skids under something or someone, they cause them to experience many problems or fail. It was a sudden increase in the oil price which first put the skids under the world economy. The Brazilian striker's fifth-minute goal helped put the skids under Manchester United in their quarter-final in Munich last month. See also: put, skid, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. put the ˈskids under somebody/something (informal) make somebody/something fail; stop somebody/something doing something: Unfortunately the government has put the skids under the hospital building programme. See also: put, skid, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: put the skids under put the skids under (someone or something) put the skids under somebody/something put the skids under someone/something put the skids on put the skids on (something) it is all up with it is all up with (someone or something) skid be on the skids
随便看	sing off the same songbook sing off the same song sheet sing of (someone or something) sing (one's) heart out sing (one) to sleep sing or praises sing out sing somebody's/something's praises sing (someone's or something's) praises sing someone's praises sing someone's/something's praises sing soprano sing the blues sing the praises of sing the praises of (someone or something) sing the same tune sing to sing together sing to (one) sing to sleep sing up sing up a storm sink sink back sink back into (something)