dog's dinner
11Dog's dinner — mess; a confused state of affairs …
12dog's dinner — Australian Slang mess; a confused state of affairs …
13done up up like a dog's dinner — done up/dressed up like a dog s dinner British & Australian wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion. There she was, all dressed up like a dog s dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt… …
14done dressed up like a dog's dinner — done up/dressed up like a dog s dinner British & Australian wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion. There she was, all dressed up like a dog s dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt… …
15be done like a dog's dinner — be done like a (dog s) dinner Australian, informal to be completely defeated. Whatever possessed her to play tennis against Sue? She was done like a dinner …
16a dog's dinner (or breakfast) Brit. — a dog s dinner (or breakfast) Brit. informal a mess. → dog …
17a dog's dinner — ► a dog s dinner (or breakfast) Brit. informal a mess. Main Entry: ↑dog …
18like a dog's dinner — (informal) Very smart, dressed up flamboyantly, overdressed • • • Main Entry: ↑dog …
19dressed up like a dog's dinner — dressed up like a dog’s dinner british informal phrase dressed in a way that shows that you are trying to impress people, but that is not suitable for the occasion Thesaurus: dressed and wearing clothes of a particular typehyponym Main entry: dog …
20(a) dog's dinner — a dog’s breakfast/dinner/british informal phrase something that is very untidy or badly done They’ve made a real dog’s breakfast of that display. Thesaurus: mistakessynonym untidiness and untidy situations …