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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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 Like Raitt, he is best known for his prowess on the slide guitar, on which he is regarded around the globe as one of the finest purveyors of Mississippi Delta blues going. —

Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the slide

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