be a recipe for disaster

US /bi ə ˈrɛs.ə.pi fɔr dɪˈzæs.tər/
UK /bi ə ˈrɛs.ə.pi fɔr dɪˈzæs.tər/
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釀成大禍, 災難的根源

to be very likely to have a bad result

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Mixing those two chemicals could be a recipe for disaster.
混合這兩種化學品可能會釀成大禍
Leaving the children unsupervised for so long is a recipe for disaster.
讓孩子們長時間無人看管是釀成大禍的根源。