be a recipe for [disaster etc.]

be a recipe for [disaster/happiness/success etc.]

if something is a recipe for disaster, happiness, success etc., it is very likely to cause this Living with your husband's family is a recipe for disaster.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Allegra	ə-LEG-rə (English), ahl-LE-grah (Italian)	English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Francesca	[fræn'seskə]
Cecelia	[si'si:ljə]
Enki	EN-kee	Near Eastern Mythology
Sirvart	-	Armenian
Adoniram	-	Biblical