Thin end of the wedge
Posted by Bob on March 15, 2003
In Reply to: Thin end of the wedge posted by henry on March 14, 2003
: : : : : : A bad decision leads to more bad decisions simultaneously closing off avenues of solution until nothing is left but bad options.
: : : : : : What's this called? Its similar to, but not excatly the same as, a downward spiral.
: : : : : : Can anyone help?
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: : : : : Thanks
: : : : : : ptn
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: : : : : Painting oneself
into a corner? A domino effect?
: : : :
: : : : a slippery slope?
: : : Going into a decline?
: : The beginning of the end?
: The thin end of the
wedge?
Death spiral. Circling the drain. Follow a bad shot with a dumb shot.
(Golf.) (Specifically, my normal golf mentality.) In quicksand. In a quagmire.
(Quagmire is the word usually invoked when describing a foolish step into a bad
situation that only grows worse as you get deeper in the mud. It was/is often
used in connection with the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam; years from now it will
be used in connection with the U.S. cowboy invasion of Iraq.