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Definition the thin end of the wedge in American English

the thin end of the wedge phrase

phrase
1

something that is not important by itself but will have serious, usually bad, effects in the future

Example

If we bend the rules for him this time, it will be the thin end of the wedge.

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Definition the thin end of the wedge in American English