Example
“Shaving the test suite is a slippery slope toward shipping broken code.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
make or break
CEFR B2to be the single decisive factor between success and failure
throw caution to the wind
CEFR B2to act boldly or recklessly without considering the possible consequences
beg the question
CEFR C1to make one naturally want to ask a particular question; (formally) to assume the very point being argued
err on the side of
CEFR C1choose the safer course when uncertainty makes either option imperfect
moot point
CEFR C1a question that is debatable or no longer relevant because it has been settled or made irrelevant
pay the piper
CEFR C1to deal with the price or consequences created by your earlier choices
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.