slippery slope
noun
: a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
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His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
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But, like all debt, BNPL loans can be a slippery slope, according to NerdWallet's release, which cited a January Consumer Finance Protection Bureau report that determined 63% of BNPL borrowers in 2022 had more than one loan at one time.
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Monica Pitrelli,bella Stoddart, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
The court’s three liberal justices all vigorously challenged the parents’ request in the case, seeing opt-out rights as a slippery slope.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
This included when one circuit asked fans of Minions: The Rise of Gru to stop throwing bananas (talk about a slippery slope!).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Here are three ways the slippery slope fallacy might be hurting your relationship and how to deal with it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Monica Pitrelli,bella Stoddart, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
The court’s three liberal justices all vigorously challenged the parents’ request in the case, seeing opt-out rights as a slippery slope.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
This included when one circuit asked fans of Minions: The Rise of Gru to stop throwing bananas (talk about a slippery slope!).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Here are three ways the slippery slope fallacy might be hurting your relationship and how to deal with it.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slippery slope
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“Slippery slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slippery%20slope. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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