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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a slippery slope" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a situation in which one small action or decision leads to several other ones which gradually become more and more difficult to stop or reverse. For example, "Starting to watch just one episode of a TV show on Netflix quickly became a slippery slope, as I couldn't help but watch several more before I finally decided to go to bed."
Idiom
Slippery slope.
A slippery slope is where a measure would lead to further worse measures.
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"A slippery slope for all the parties".
A slippery slope towards hipstery.
A slippery slope, indeed.
This is a slippery slope.
Freedom is a slippery slope.
Showbiz is a slippery slope.
But it's a slippery slope.
"It's a slippery slope," he said.
However, anosognosia is a slippery slope.
Obama has started down a slippery slope.
I say this creates a slippery slope.
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