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Wiktionary
- n. idiomatic A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
Etymologies
- The root phrase is usually attributed to be a saying of Arabs, or Middle Eastern cultures, roughly as follows: (Wiktionary)
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Noah's Park
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X's Y, where X is not somebody's name
Somebody must already have a list like this. But I'm bored, so I'm going to start my own.
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