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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Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.
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Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Their maneuvering to impose long-term Israeli control over Gaza and the West Bank runs counter to any efforts to reduce the IDF’s footprint in those areas and could situate Netanyahu’s Israel on a collision course with Trump.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Six states have placed themselves on a collision course with reality through their campaign to limit the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered RVs.
—Jason Rantz, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has identified as a top priority for his incoming administration.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Their maneuvering to impose long-term Israeli control over Gaza and the West Bank runs counter to any efforts to reduce the IDF’s footprint in those areas and could situate Netanyahu’s Israel on a collision course with Trump.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Six states have placed themselves on a collision course with reality through their campaign to limit the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered RVs.
—Jason Rantz, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has identified as a top priority for his incoming administration.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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