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recipe for disaster

idiom
Meaning

A plan that sounds as though it will end disastrously.


Examples
SIMPLE

Mixing those two chemicals is a recipe for disaster.

CONTEXTUAL

Trying to finish a massive project in one night without any help is a recipe for disaster.

COMPLEX

The manager's decision to ignore the safety warnings while increasing production quotas was clearly a recipe for disaster that would eventually lead to a major accident.

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