Slippery slope
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滑りやすい坂, 危険な坂道
a situation where a small initial action or decision leads to a chain of events that ultimately results in a more significant and often negative outcome
例
Allowing one exception to the rule could be the start of a slippery slope toward chaos.
規則に対する一つの例外を認めることは、混乱への滑りやすい坂道の始まりとなり得る。
He argued that censorship is a slippery slope that could lead to a loss of free speech.
彼は検閲は表現の自由の喪失につながる可能性のある滑りやすい坂だと主張した。
