slide

verb [I] (GET WORSE)

/slaɪd/ (slid, slid)

Definition

› to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care: The dollar slid against other major currencies. Car exports slid by 40 percent this year. He was improving for a while, but I fear he's sliding back into his old habits. I was doing really well with my diet, but I'm afraid I've let it slide (= not tried as hard) recently. → See also backslideDeteriorating and making worse

(Definition of slide verb (GET WORSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Focus on the pronunciation of slide

Browse related topics

You are looking at an entry to do with Deteriorating and making worse, but you might be interested in these topics from the Breaking and damaging topic area: