slippery slope
slippery slope
nounDefinition of SLIPPERY SLOPE
: a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
See Examples of SLIPPERY SLOPE
- His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
First Known Use of SLIPPERY SLOPE
1951
Rhymes with SLIPPERY SLOPE
antelope, antipope, arthroscope, biotope, bronchoscope, bunny slope, calliope, cryoscope, endoscope, envelope, episcope, epitope, fluoroscope, forlorn hope, gastroscope, gyroscope, horoscope, interlope, isotope, kinescope, microscope, misanthrope, periscope, phalarope, radarscope, sniperscope, spectroscope, telescope
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