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Meaning of on a collision course | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, a, collision course.
(typically with with) Dangerously and imminently approaching (a negative condition, result, etc.).
broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

Italiano in rotta di collisione

Examples

“The government is putting us on a collision course with nuclear disaster.”

“A vast number of Iranians will singularly hold Ayatollah Khamenei, who first became leader in 1989, responsible for setting Iran on a collision course with Israel and the US that ultimately brought considerable ruin to his country and people.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

on a daily basis on a day-to-day basis on a different note on a dime on a first-name basis on a full stomach