('chiefly Brit') Her career has been 'on the slide' [='on the decline'] for a couple of years.
You were late this morning. I'll 'let it slide' this time, but don't let it happen again.
His parents are concerned that their son's grades have started to 'slide'. [='worsen']
(..) Give me a hand here. That's it. Come on, coming down. I want them all down. Carry them across the ladders. Come on, let's hustle! All right, now slide them into the slots over there. We place the clock here at the exact moment of alignment. Come on, let's go, move it! Too slow, ladies, too slow. (..)2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider