a domino effect

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a domino effect

the effect which a situation or event has on a series of other situations or events

Usage notes: Dominoes are a set of small, rectangle-shaped pieces of wood or plastic, marked with spots on one side. If dominoes are placed standing next to each other, each one will knock the next one over.

Young people can't afford even the small houses, so the people in those houses can't move on to the bigger houses. It's the domino effect.

See also: effect

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