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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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.
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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
The four images on the slide see the couple embracing each other very lovingly.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 June 2024
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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
The four images on the slide see the couple embracing each other very lovingly.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 June 2024
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