Slippery slope
A situation where one small change could lead to bigger problems, which in corporate settings is usually used as an excuse to avoid making any changes at all.
Examples
Examples:
- "This could be a slippery slope to more problems."
- "We need to avoid the slippery slope of complacency."
- "The slippery slope is slippery, but we're sliding anyway."
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426 views • Created 7/11/2025
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