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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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