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1 hit the skids
expr AmE sl1)He had taken to hanging around beer joints. Eventually he had hit the skids — Он начал ошиваться в различных пивных. В конце концов, он на все махнул рукой
The feeling that she was hitting the skids gripped her — Ее охватило чувство, что она опускается все ниже и ниже
Him having hit the skids was pretty logical — То, что он оказался на дне, было вполне логично
After losing his job he hit the skids for sure — Потеряв работу, он стал настоящим ханыгой
He hit the skids when he started drinking — Он пошел под откос, когда начал пить
2)The firm hit the skids when the dollar collapsed — Дела компании пошли неважно, когда упал курс доллара
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