recipe for chaos

[AndreaLM]

what is the meaning of the expression recipe for chaos? e.g. ...."that sounds a recipe for chaos..."

[Anglika]

Welcome to the forums!

This phrase sounds like a variation on Recipe for disaster =

• A recipe for disaster is a mixture of people and events that could only possibly result in trouble.

So a recipe for chaos is a mixture of people and events that will lead to chaos (complete disorder and confusion)

[AndreaLM]

Thank you so much!

[blouen]

"I don't want to have the party here at home, your son is only going to bring his recipe for chaos here from school."

right

[Anglika]

Ummm

I think "Are you mad? Going out for the evening and letting your son have all his friends to your home for a party is a recipe for chaos!" expresses it better.

[blouen]

Ummm

I think "Are you mad? Going out for the evening and letting your son have all his friends to your home for a party is a recipe for chaos!" expresses it better.

It's more like it but I want to make of my own:

"Martin, Jack and John is a good recipe for chaos. Leaving them alone in the house will surely cause you some headaches."

(hmm, there isn't much spirits in my English I guess)