slippery slope
noun
Definition of slippery slope
: a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
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Examples of slippery slope in a Sentence
His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
First Known Use of slippery slope
1951
SLIPPERY SLOPE Defined for English Language Learners
slippery slope
noun
Definition of slippery slope for English Language Learners
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: a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things
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