A recipe for disaster

A recipe for disaster: algo que obviamente vai dar errado, “uma receita para desastre”

“Inviting my mother-in-law to stay for a week is a recipe for disaster. I'll end up arguing with her, and then my wife and I will quarrel and then the kids will get upset. It's a bad idea!”

 “Eating too much, not exercising enough, and being under stress is a recipe for disaster. You'll end up overweight and you'll probably die young.” (www.englishclub.com)