knock-on effect

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A secondary, often unintended effect; a repercussion, chain reaction.
 * 2) * 2007, March 24th, The Economist magazine, page 51:
 * There are various knock-on effects [to the international boycott of the Palestinian government]. PA [Palestinian Authority] services, particularly health and education, have deteriorated sharply because of supply shortages and strikes by workers. Much of the time hospitals have been seeing only emergency cases.
 * There are various knock-on effects [to the international boycott of the Palestinian government]. PA [Palestinian Authority] services, particularly health and education, have deteriorated sharply because of supply shortages and strikes by workers. Much of the time hospitals have been seeing only emergency cases.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Italian: effetto domino, effetto a catena
 * Spanish: efecto secundario,


 * French: