Phrase/Idiom | accident waiting to happen |
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Definition | The term refers to a potentially disastrous situation, often caused by negligence or insufficient precaution. |
Example | According to those who lived in this hood, the explosion in the warehouse where the has cylinders were stocked was an accident waiting to happen. |
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