domino effect
noun/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
/ˈdɑːmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
[usually singular]- a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after the other
- Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).
Word OriginFrom a comparison with the effect of standing a line of dominoes on end and then pushing one over, so that it falls and pushes the next one over, and so on, until all the dominoes fall in turn.Definitions on the go
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