- be a recipe for something
- to make it extremely likely that something will happen
Giving your kids too much freedom can be a recipe for disaster.
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be a recipe for something
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be a recipe for something — phrase to make it extremely likely that something will happen Giving your kids too much freedom can be a recipe for disaster. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: recipe … Useful english dictionary
Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul — Infobox Album Name = Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Ray Charles Released = July 1963 Recorded = February 6, 1960 April 28, 1964 Genre = R B/Soul Country soul Length = Label = ABC Records 465 Producer = Ray… … Wikipedia
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 … New idioms dictionary
be a recipe for disaster — 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 … New idioms dictionary
be a recipe for happiness — 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 … New idioms dictionary
be a recipe for success — 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
call for something — call for (something) 1. to demand something. Officials called for an investigation. 2. to require something. The recipe calls for 12 pounds of tomatoes, onions, sausage, and some herbs. I didn t know if that kind of comment was what was called… … New idioms dictionary
recipe — rec|i|pe [ resəpi ] noun count ** a set of instructions for cooking or preparing a particular food: a recipe for apple pie be a recipe for something to make it extremely likely that something will happen: Giving your kids too much freedom can be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recipe */*/ — UK [ˈresəpɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms recipe : singular recipe plural recipes a set of instructions for cooking or preparing a particular food a recipe for apple pie • be a recipe for something … English dictionary
