2019-08-27 slippery slope

[definition]

a bad situation or habit which, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse.

滑向深渊的道路，如果不及时采取措施这种状况就会变得更糟。

= go downhill

= go into a tailspin

[sentence]

1. Once you start to lie, you are on a slippery slope.

2. The first fib can put you on a slippery slope to bigger lies.

3. We've been on a slippery slope of borrowing more money to pay off the debts we already owe. 

拆东墙补西墙

3. Over-borrowing will inevitably lead the borrower down a slippery slope. 

4. And evidence from places that have allowed assisted dying suggests that there is no slippery slope towards widespread euthanasia.

assisted dying 安乐死

允许协助死亡并不会导致越来越多的人选择安乐死。

[practice]

他的傲慢与固执将注定他会走向失败。

His pride and stubbornness will inevitably lead him down a slippery slope.

His arrogance and obstinacy will lead him down a slippery slope to failure.