Disaster 007
Disaster 007 :
(Noun) [C or U] (1) An event which results in great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty: An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster (= a serious train accident). It would be a disaster for me if I lost my job. This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area. Heavy and prolonged rain can spell disaster for many plants. Everything was going smoothly until suddenly disaster struck. Inviting James and Ivan to dinner on the same evening was a recipe for disaster (= caused a very difficult situation) - they always argue with each other. (2) Informal. Be a disaster to be very unsuccessful or extremely bad: The evening was a complete disaster. As an engineer, he was a disaster. (From: Cambridge Dictionaries/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=22069&dict=CALD on 28 June 2004)
