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| Russian | English |
| идти по скользкому пути | head down a slippery slope (Вирченко) |
| скользкая дорожка | dangerous slope to slide on (But I will say this. It is a dangerous slope to slide on. 4uzhoj) |
| скользкая дорожка | slippery slope (a chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious: I think basing your actions off an assumption like that is a slippery slope that is going to get you in trouble Taras) |
| скользкая тема | delicate topic |
| скользкий путь | slippery slope (a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime Taras) |