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a recipe for disaster
a situation likely to fail badly
A recipe for disaster is a situation that is very likely to go badly wrong.
Hear it in real life
Should we start the project without a budget?
That sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Leaving the doors unlocked during a party is a recipe for disaster.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It is a recipe of disaster.
Say: It is a recipe for disaster.
The fixed phrase uses the preposition “for,” not “of.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
be a recipe for disaster; sound like a recipe for disaster
Your turn: say it out loud
Leaving the doors unlocked during a party is a recipe for disaster.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a recipe for disaster
a situation likely to fail badly
“Leaving the doors unlocked during a party is a recipe for disaster.”
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