hit the buffers
idiom
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or run into the buffers
British, informal
: to stop or fail
His acting career hit the buffers.
The project ran into the buffers.
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Despite the rise of the chain, in 2020 Ann Summers hit the buffers and controversially renegotiated rents via a CVA [similar to Chapter 11 insolvency] but bounced back in 2021, making $7.8 million on sales up over 10% to $113.5 million.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Through no fault of their own, their budgets are out of control and are about to hit the buffers.
—The Economist, 18 June 2020
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Through no fault of their own, their budgets are out of control and are about to hit the buffers.
—The Economist, 18 June 2020
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