slippery slope
slippery slope
Definition
slippery slope
noun
a course or situation regarded as easily or inevitably leading to further decline or deterioration
slippery slope
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- descend: I use one when descending slippery slopes and when wind speed is above 40 mph to help balance.
- avoid: Avoid this slippery slope by stocking up on healthy snack options like fruit or crudités and houmous.
- go: There we go again down the slippery slope of racial profiling.
Adjective modifier
- long: So we embarked on long, slippery grass slopes, wetly interspersed with little rocky walls and slabs and found no path.
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