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
GilesJIELZ, JIE-əlzEnglish
Antton-Basque
Leah[liə]
Susannzoo-ZAHN (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Chelsea['tʃelsi]
Aarthi-Tamil