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a slippery slope

a slippery slope (a slippery slope)

Idiom Law

Meaning

a course of action that seems to lead to undesirable or dangerous consequences

una acción que parece conducir a consecuencias indeseables o peligrosas (una akθion ke pareθe conducir a konsekuensias indeseables o peligrosas)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"Starting to ignore small violations can lead to a slippery slope of bigger legal issues."

"Comenzar a ignorar pequeñas violaciones puede llevar a una pendiente resbaladiza de problemas legales más grandes." (Komenθar a ignorar pekeñas violasiones puede levar a **una pendiente resbaladisa** de problemas legales más grandes.)

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