Example
“More users → better data → better product → more users. That's the virtuous circle we want.”
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
circle back
Informal · CEFR B1
to return to a topic or person later, after other things have happened
square the circle
Neutral · CEFR C1
to try to resolve a problem widely regarded as extremely difficult or impossible
domino effect
Neutral · CEFR B1
a chain reaction in which one event triggers a series of similar events
word of mouth
Neutral · CEFR B1
recommendations spread informally from person to person
(take) a step back/further
Neutral · CEFR B2
to pause and reconsider a situation (step back), or develop an idea or action beyond its current point (step further)
Source methodology
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