downer vs on the skids

downer

noun
  • A livestock animal that has collapsed. 

  • A negative drug trip. 

  • A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work. 

  • Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy. 

  • A drug that has depressant qualities. 

on the skids

prep
  • In decline; going downhill; in trouble. 

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