be a recipe for (something)

To be likely to cause a particular thing to happen. Studying all night before your final exam is a recipe for disaster. Eating healthy food and exercising regularly is a recipe for longevity.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marlee	-	English (Modern)
LÍDia	LEE-dyə (Portuguese), LEE-jyə (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
Adrian	AY-dree-ən (English), AHD-ryahn (Polish), AH-dree-ahn (German), ah-dree-AHN (Russian)	English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
Hardy	['ha:di]
Brande	-	English
Aditya	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Indonesian