B2idiomfoodIELTS-friendly
a recipe for disaster
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a plan or situation that is very likely to end badly
Common in news and IELTS answers. You can also say 'a recipe for success'.
In context
Riding a motorbike in the rain without a raincoat is a recipe for disaster.
Two stubborn people sharing one small kitchen is a recipe for disaster.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support