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Meaning of slippery slope

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

slippery slope

noun

Definitions

  1. A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.

    Example: 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 wedge