on a collision course
idiom
: moving so as to crash into each other if one or the other does not change direction
The two airplanes were on a collision course.
—often + withThe comet was on a collision course with the planet.
—often used figurativelyThe government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.
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And as Times reporters Howard Blume, Jenny Gold, Jaweed Kaleem and Daniel Miller wrote in this handy primer, Trump and California’s education institutions were already on a collision course that’s now in high gear.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Therefore, while McIntyre is currently on a collision course with Priest, the landscape could shift dramatically depending on the results of WrestleMania.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is on a collision course with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are starting to challenge his authority.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
That's putting immigration judges and the Trump administration on a collision course likely to slow down the record pace of cases immigration courts heard as President Biden left office.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Therefore, while McIntyre is currently on a collision course with Priest, the landscape could shift dramatically depending on the results of WrestleMania.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is on a collision course with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are starting to challenge his authority.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
That's putting immigration judges and the Trump administration on a collision course likely to slow down the record pace of cases immigration courts heard as President Biden left office.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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“On a collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20collision%20course. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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