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Katie Anh
2021-12-27 10:12
Put the skids under someone/something negative verb phrase
Used to indicate causing someone or something to ruin, failure.
Jane's frequent absences from school put the skids under her chance to take the final exam.
I doubt that Ross put skids under me so that he could take over my position.
I have prepared for this project for months. It couldn't have made any mistakes. There must be someone putting skids under me.
Do you feel guilty about the win that you put the skids under me to achieve?
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
To pull one's underwear up hard from behind until it is jammed between their buttocks.
If you put one past (one), you fool or deceive them.
It is mostly used in the past tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to describe someone who is good at persuading people to do or believe something
Jane is a fast talker. She has sold many luxurious villas since she worked here.
