Slippery Slope - This idiom refers to a situation that starts out small or manageable but quickly escalates into a much worse or more dangerous problem, often in a way that’s hard to stop. Someone is on a roof, trying to carry a flat piece of wood. They lose their grip, drop the wood, and as they try to catch it, they slip and nearly fall off the roof. “Talk about a slippery slope—that went bad quickly!” In a professional setting, “slippery slope” can describe a situation where a small decision