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 + with

The comet was on a collision course with the planet.

—often used figuratively

The government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.

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After suffering an injured hamstring late in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Falcons, Dak Prescott appears to be on a collision course with the injured reserve list, according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024 From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law. —

Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Despite Sascha’s efforts to conceal her true self from Lucas, the desires she’s worked so hard to repress begin to seep through as A Slave to Sensation sets the pair on a collision course. —

Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 Both missions are part of an effort to determine how to safely deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. —

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