domino effect
noun /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
/ˈdɑːmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/
[usually singular]- a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after the other
多米诺（骨牌）效应；连锁反应 - Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).
雇主们担心一旦罢工胜利就会引起多米诺效应。
词源From a comparison with the effect of standing a line of dominoes on end and then pushing one over, so that it falls and pushes the next one over, and so on, until all the dominoes fall in turn. - Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).