hit the buffers/skidsinformal if a plan, project etc hits the buffers, it fails 〔计划、项目等〕失败 Croft’s comeback hit the skids yesterday when she lost in the quarter-finals. 昨天克罗夫特在四分之一决赛中落败,她东山再起的计划落空了。
hit the buffers/skids• But when it came to dealing with Railfreight, he said, his ideas hit the buffers.
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