one word leads to another

Phrase

Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

Japanese Meaning

会話が、一言から次の一言へと連鎖的に展開し、予期せぬ方向に進む様子（場合によっては、激しい論争へと発展することもある） / 一つの発言が次々と連鎖的に次の発言を引き出し、計画されていない、また予期しなかった形で会話が進むこと

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちは昔のことを話していたら、つい何気ない一言がきっかけで会話がヒートアップしてしまった。

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Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

One word led to another and all of a sudden they were threatening each other with divorce.

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