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
CEFR B2a loop of cause and effect in which each problem makes the next one worse
circle back
CEFR B1to return to a topic or person later, after other things have happened
square the circle
CEFR C1to try to resolve a problem widely regarded as extremely difficult or impossible
domino effect
CEFR B1a chain reaction in which one event triggers a series of similar events
word of mouth
CEFR B1recommendations spread informally from person to person
(take) a step back/further
CEFR B2to pause and reconsider a situation (step back), or develop an idea or action beyond its current point (step further)
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.