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Slippery slope

noun
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
"I think basing your actions off an assumption like that is a slippery slope that is going to get you in trouble."

Synonyms

thin edge of the wedgethin end of the wedgeaccident waiting to happendownward spiraldisaster waiting to happensinking shipsticky wicketslippagecamel's nosebackfiringbackslidingstaircase wit
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