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Examples
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It seems like we just can't getoff the schneid at this place.
Female Scent-Marking in the Suburbs Con Chapman 2011
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Since you're already behind and need to make a move, I like Detroit to get off the schneid (apologies to Chris Berman) against Washington.
End up like a 'dog that's been beat too much (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Listed as “December Unset” for months, the folks at Warner Bros have finally gotten off of the proverbial “schneid” and the film will begin its platform release on December 17.
MLK Weekend Battle Royale: Eastwood Has a Decided Edge over Zwick | /Film 2008
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In their game against Germany when Spain was up one-nothing, the player Pedro had a chance, a breakaway, two-on-one breakaway, where all he had to do was slip the ball to Torres, and that really would have gotten Torres off the schneid.
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When the Warriors finally got off the schneid last year, they won nine of their next 10 games.
USATODAY.com 2008
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For the Phillies, who theoretically own the league's best offense (it led the NL in runs in 2009), that's three straight shutouts -- and four in their last five games -- with only a three-run, garbage-time ninth inning during a blowout loss at Boston on Sunday preventing this from being a five-game scorless schneid.
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Now, speaking of the schneid, let's talk about Wesley Sneijder, who's not a tall guy, but he does everything that needs doing.
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Now, speaking of the schneid, let's talk about Wesley Sneijder, who's not a tall guy, but he does everything that needs doing.
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Using inane euphemisms like "struggling" is like saying, "The French army, which has been struggling to win a battle since 1918, hopes to get off the schneid this weekend against two platoons of Senegalese senior citizens," or "The Paraguayan stand-up comedy industry, which has been struggling since 1931, is hoping for a turnaround this autumn."
Goodbye to the Clich 2010
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In their game against Germany when Spain was up one-nothing, the player Pedro had a chance, a breakaway, two-on-one breakaway, where all he had to do was slip the ball to Torres, and that really would have gotten Torres off the schneid.
seanahan commented on the word schneid
An interesting Yiddish word often used in baseball and growing in poker. This blog post summarizes a word detective page nicely http://biloklok.blogspot.com/2005/11/schneid.html
December 1, 2008