курс(курс, движение, какие-либо действия, ведущие к провалу, неприятностям, бедам Taras); скользкая дорожка(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); скользкий путь(a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime Taras); опасный путь(Restricting these basic freedoms is a slippery slope for our country.ART Vancouver)