go on the rocks



go on the rocks

To suffer financial hardship, often suddenly. I went on the rocks pretty soon after I lost my job. You need to make sound financial decisions to keep your company from going on the rocks.
See also: on, rock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Etelka-Hungarian
Agassiz['ægəsi]
Pontus-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
KarynKER-ən, KAR-ənEnglish
Volodya-Russian
Ercan-Turkish