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?

• Hit The Skids David FG 13/September/04
  • On a downhill slide ESC 13/September/04
    • My Thanks to DFG and ESC Bruce Kahl 14/September/04
      • Hit the skids. Smokey Stover 15/September/04