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Hit The Skids

Posted by Bruce Kahl on September 13, 2004

Used as a noun, a skid is a group of planks used to support something.

Used as a verb, to skid is to fail to grip the roadway.

Any of you OEDers out there have an explanation as to why "hit the skids" means a losing streak?

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