domino effect
The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional eventsThe situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
» Yanni's arrest began a domino effect.
Meaning
2 sensesThe situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
(historical)The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional countries in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Dominoeffekt, Dominoeffekt
эффе́кт домино́effékt dominó, принцип доминоprincip domino
принцип доміноpryncyp domino
Examples
8 sentencesYanni's arrest began a domino effect.
This will trigger a domino effect.
ruЭто вызовет эффект домино. — Wezel
deDas wird einen Dominoeffekt auslösen! — brunoalbinus
This will set off a domino effect.
ruЭто вызовет эффект домино. — Wezel
deDas wird einen Dominoeffekt auslösen! — brunoalbinus
Sami's decision caused a domino effect in his life.
Yanni's change has created a domino effect at work.
Translations
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Origin
An allusion to a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling piAn allusion to a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling pieces.
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Forms
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