skid
[ skid ]
/ skɪd /
noun
verb (used with object), skid·ded, skid·ding.
verb (used without object), skid·ded, skid·ding.
Idioms for skid
Origin of skid
1600–10; 1925–30
for def 18; apparently < Old Norse
skith (noun), cognate with Old English
scīd thin slip of wood; see
ski
OTHER WORDS FROM skid
skid·ding·ly, adverb an·ti·skid·ding, adjectiveWords nearby skid
British Dictionary definitions for on the skids
skid
/ (skɪd) /
verb skids, skidding or skidded
noun
Derived forms of skid
skiddy, adjectiveWord Origin for skid
C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare
ski
Idioms and Phrases with on the skids (1 of 2)
on the skids
In the process of decline or ruin, as in If she quit now, her career would be on the skids. The skids here are runners such as those on a sled, enabling one to go downhill quickly. [c. 1920]
Idioms and Phrases with on the skids (2 of 2)
skid