on a collision course
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, a, collision course.
prep_phrase
(typically with with) Dangerously and imminently approaching (a negative condition, result, etc.).
Example Sentences
- "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."