put the skids under someone/something

tv. to cause someone or something to fail. (see also on the skids.) The mayor put the skids under my plan.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leland	['li:lənd]
Lata	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Hildegarde	HIL-de-gahr-də	German (Rare)
AglaÉ	-	French
Seren	-	Welsh
Agatha	AG-ə-thə (English)	English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)