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put the skids on
Idioms and Phrases
Bring 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.Example Sentences
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown fueled an amazing 31-3 run that helped the Boston Celtics put the skids on the NBA’s hottest team with a 105-87 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
The paper said a bid was first submitted in October but the fallout from the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s embassy in Istanbul put the “skids” on a potential offer.
But in October 2015 he put the skids on a full withdrawal, saying 5,500 troops would stay to support Afghan forces and to continue counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida.
This event marked a turning point in the centuries-long struggle between the two nations, as it put the skids on France’s rise and saved Britain.
The US can remain an island of stability as long as we put the skids on our out-of-control Wall Street cheaters. and return to rules that...
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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