slippery slope
noun[S]
uk/ˌslɪp.ər.i ˈsləʊp/us/ˌslɪp.ɚ.i ˈsloʊp/abadsituationorhabitthat, after it hasstarted, islikelyto get very muchworse:
滑坡效应（指坏情况或恶习一旦开始就很可能变得愈加严重）You'reonaslipperyslopeonceyoustartlyingaboutyourage!你一旦开始对你的年龄撒谎，就再也停不住了！
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- relapse
- worse
- worsen