Meaning of on a collision course | Babel Free
Definitions
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, a, collision course.
- (typically with with) Dangerously and imminently approaching (a negative condition, result, etc.).
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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