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slippery slope
noun
: 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
Full 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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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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