词组 | put the skids under someone |
释义 | Idiom put the skids under someoneput the skids under (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to make something likely to fail.Opposition from local residents has put the skids under plans for a new nightclub. put the skids on (something)To cause something to halt, cease, or fail. His criminal record has so far put the skids on every job he's applied for. The CEO quickly put the skids on the proposal for better employee benefits. put the skids on (something)Sl. to cause something to fail. They put the skids on the project when they refused to give us any more money. That's the end of our great idea! Somebody put the skids on. put the skids onBring to a halt, as in The school committee put the skids on the idea of a dress code. The word skid here probably refers to a shoe or drag that applies pressure to the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from moving. put the skids onSlang To bring to a halt: "Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said" (Curtis J. Sitomer). |
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