on the slide

idiom

chiefly British

: becoming worse in condition

Her career has been on the slide for a couple of years.

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Scott Sinclair was already on the slide and Joleon Lescott’s time at Villa would be known for his apparent accidental tweeting of a new car immediately after relegation was sealed. —

The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 There are at least four other lawsuits against the haunted house, some victims claiming they too were injured on the slide. —

Nbc New York, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 But with the construction, county officials have restricted pedestrian access on the slide from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to allow construction crews to work on the project. —

Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 They were not called out on the slide or in the footnotes at the end of the slide deck. —

Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the slide

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