('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']
(..) We are going to lift the boats up the cliff. Then we are going to carry them across the mountains, past the forts, and then simply slide them back into the river. Upstream. HARALDSON: Carry them? Up there? Yes. Up there. You can do that, can't you, Floki? (..)2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: Portage Season: 4 Episode 8