into the doldrums meaning

• [American slang]
  adj. phr. Inactive; sluggish; depressed. The news of our factory's going out of business put all of us in the doldrums.
  

• doldrums:    Noun: doldrums&nbs ...
• in the doldrums:    [American idiom]sl ...
• put so into the doldrums:    [American slang]Go ...

Examples

1. The Galaxy was unable to put the Clash into the doldrums.
2. That bad news was that their offense went into the doldrums.
3. The 30th America's Cup has sailed into the doldrums.
4. We haven't gotten into the doldrums organizations always pass through.
5. The America's Cup has sailed into the doldrums.