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 anyone familiar with Canadian cult cinema knows this is a slippery slope the big screen has been down before.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Mizzou has been sitting on the slippery slope of the NCAA Tournament bubble, but things changed after beating the Aggies.
—Ally Schniepp, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Workers say that could be the first step down a slippery slope that leads to layoffs and damage to patient health.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Many critics fear a slippery slope that would deter innovation in California more broadly by targeting wealthy people who aren’t billionaires.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Mizzou has been sitting on the slippery slope of the NCAA Tournament bubble, but things changed after beating the Aggies.
—Ally Schniepp, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Workers say that could be the first step down a slippery slope that leads to layoffs and damage to patient health.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Many critics fear a slippery slope that would deter innovation in California more broadly by targeting wealthy people who aren’t billionaires.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Slippery slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slippery%20slope. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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