Example
“The database outage had a domino effect: jobs failed, emails queued, and support tickets exploded.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
vicious circle
Neutral · CEFR B2
a loop of cause and effect in which each problem makes the next one worse
virtuous circle
Neutral · CEFR C1
a beneficial loop in which each success makes the next success more likely
can of worms
Informal · CEFR B1
a complicated problem that causes trouble the moment it is touched
in broad daylight
Neutral · CEFR B1
openly and where people can clearly see it, especially during the daytime
in the nick of time
Neutral · CEFR B1
at the latest moment when success is still possible
leap of faith
Neutral · CEFR B1
an act of trusting or committing without evidence or guarantees
Source methodology
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