snowballs

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a ball of snow pressed together in the hands, especially for throwing

If a plan, problem, idea, etc. snowballs, it quickly grows bigger and more important:

I suggested a few drinks after work, and the whole thing snowballed into a company party.

snow pressed into a ball

to grow quickly in size or importance:

Public support for military action has snowballed.

to quickly grow bigger or more important:

The problems were apparent in April, and the situation seems to have snowballed from there.

When the market began to tumble, it caused her losses to snowball.

What began in the US as the 'dress-down Friday' trend has snowballed.