An accident waiting to happen

An accident waiting to happen :


Potentially disastrous situation, usually caused by negligent or faulty procedures

A person certain to cause trouble


1997 Times : Accidents are often said to be waiting to happen. It does not take much imagination to see that the chaotic start to the Whitbread round-the-world race... could easily have ended in tragedy.

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