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a vertical, almost vertical, or overhanging rock face; steep cliff
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a greatly hazardous situation, verging on disaster
We are not there yet, friends. Everyday we get closer, but I'm afraid until the nationwide jab mandate comes, the economy tanks, and you can't get bread without standing in line, we are on a journey to the cliff.
From Merriam Webster ... "Disaster" (Ill Star)
"Did you know? Disaster has its roots in the belief that the positions of stars influence the fate of humans, often in destructive ways; its original meaning in English was "an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star." The word comes to us through Middle French and the Old Italian word disastro, from the Latin prefix dis- and Latin astro, meaning "star." Another unfortunate word that comes to us from astrological beliefs is "ill-starred." Now generally used in the sense of "unlucky" or "having or destined to a hapless fate," "ill-starred" was originally used literally to describe someone born under or guided by an evil star. We also have star-crossed, meaning "not favored by the stars" or "ill-fated."
Micro-Nova. NCSWIC