a ripple effect

if something has a ripple effect, it affects something else, which then affects other things Court rulings often have a ripple effect, spreading into areas of law that weren't part of the original cases.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jurica	-	Croatian, Slovene
Sethunya	-	Southern African, Tswana
Aikman	['eikmən]
Idris (2)	-	Welsh
Jayma	JAY-mə	English (Rare)
StoŠIja	-	Croatian (Rare)