Meaning Of The Word The thin end of the wedge

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the thin end of the wedge
the beginning of something which seems harmless or unimportant at present but is likely to become important, serious, or harmful in the future
phrase: If you say that something is the thin end of the wedge, you mean that it appears to be unimportant at the moment, but that it is the beginning of a bigger, more harmful development.

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