> And what is the technical term in Arabic they used that translates to "slippery slope?"
Does Arabic really have no phrase like "house of cards", "fell like dominoes" or "give them an inch and they'll take a mile"?
Does Arabic really have no phrase like "house of cards", "fell like dominoes" or "give them an inch and they'll take a mile"?
Thing is, even though there's probably phrases like that in regional dialects, they wouldn't be quoted since the majority of Arabic media (and therefore anyone preparing to be quoted by a media outlet) is mostly in Modern Standard Arabic.
"Camel's nose in the tent"
Though I don't know if that's actual an Arabism or if I just heard it in some Western film.