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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The convenience offered by AI is a slippery slope that can take us from experimenting, to integrating to relying and finally addiction to our cognitive crutches.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That could be a slippery slope, one that would make the world’s game less local and more global.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The museum might not be just another one of those slippery slopes to despair -- the curatorial vision is ...
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 July 2025
Paul, a foremost Republican critic against Trump’s tariff policy, said the latest tariff, which Trump said would go into effect Aug. 1, could lead to a slippery slope that harms the U.S.’s economic standing and Wall Street.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That could be a slippery slope, one that would make the world’s game less local and more global.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The museum might not be just another one of those slippery slopes to despair -- the curatorial vision is ...
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 July 2025
Paul, a foremost Republican critic against Trump’s tariff policy, said the latest tariff, which Trump said would go into effect Aug. 1, could lead to a slippery slope that harms the U.S.’s economic standing and Wall Street.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 10 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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