slippery

  • 81slippery slope —    A slippery slope is where a measure would lead to further worse measures.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 82slippery slope — dangerous path, a path that leads to problems    When you assume that people are bad, you are on a slippery slope …

    English idioms

  • 83slippery slope — a course of action likely to lead to something bad. → slippery …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 84slippery slope — slip′pery slope′ n. cvs a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 85Slippery customer —   A person from whom it is difficult to get anything definite or fixed is a slippery customer …

    Dictionary of English idioms

  • 86Slippery slope —   A slippery slope is where a measure would lead to further worse measures …

    Dictionary of English idioms

  • 87slippery dip — /ˈslɪpri dɪp/ (say slipree dip) noun Chiefly NSW, SA, Qld and ACT a piece of playground equipment with an inclined smooth slope for children to slide down. Compare Chiefly WA, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT slide (def. 10); Chiefly Qld and Tasmania… …

  • 88slippery slide — /ˈslɪpri slaɪd/ (say slipree sluyd) noun Chiefly Qld and Tasmania a construction bearing an inclined smooth slope for children to slide down for amusement. Compare Chiefly WA, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT slide (def. 10); Chiefly NSW, SA, Qld and… …

  • 89slippery-root — vaistinė taukė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, dervinis, gleivinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Symphytum officinale), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symphytum officinale… …

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  • 90slippery elm — raudonoji guoba statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Guobinių šeimos medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Ulmus rubra), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ulmus rubra angl. red elm; slippery elm vok. Rotulme šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …

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