the slippery slope of poor marks
I have to work hard to keep myself from the slippery slope of poor marks.

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the slippery slope of poor marks
I have to work hard to keep myself from the slippery slope of poor marks.

I wrote this sentence.
Does it sound native? How would you say it?

Answer

It makes sense in everyway ...  It's perfectly fine

but generally people aren't so descriptive and would just usually say ...
I have to work hard to keep myself from obtaining or receiving bad or poor marks

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