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slippery slope
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noun
a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
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Origin of slippery slope
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby slippery slope
slippery, slippery as an eel, slippery dick, slippery dip, slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring
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Other Idioms and Phrases with slippery slope
slippery slope
A dangerous course, one that leads easily to catastrophe, as in He's on a slippery slope, compromising his values to please both the bosses and the union. This metaphoric expression alludes to traversing a slick hillside, in constant danger of falling. [Mid-1900s]
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