dog's dinner
31dog — noun 1》 a domesticated carnivorous mammal probably descended from the wolf, with a barking or howling voice, an acute sense of smell, and non retractile claws. [Canis familiaris.] ↘a wild animal resembling this, in particular any member of… …
32dinner — done like a dinner Comprehensively outwitted or defeated Collingwood was done like a dinner in the grand final . The phrase was first recorded in 1847. The origin is uncertain, but a common variation is done like a dog s dinner , which implies a… …
33dog's breakfast — n a mess, a confused mixture. From the image of a mishmash of unappetising scraps. The expression (compare the roughly contemporaneous dog s dinner) is commonly applied to a misconceived or botched plan or display. The phrase dates from the 1930s …
34dog's breakfast — Noun. A mess. E.g. I ve made a bit of a dog s breakfast of that essay, and will probably have to rewrite it. Cf. dog s dinner …
35dinner — noun /ˈdɪnə,ˈdɪnɚ/ a) The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. Give the dog its dinner. b) An evening meal. Syn: supper, chow, lunch, luncheon, banquet …
36dog's breakfast — /dɒgz ˈbrɛkfəst/ (say dogz brekfuhst) noun Colloquial a mess; a confused state of affairs. Also, dog s dinner …
37Dinner for Adele — Directed by Oldřich Lipský Produced by Barrandov Studios Written by Ji …
38dog in the manger — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although Valerie lives alone in that big house, she is like a dog in the manger when it comes to letting someone sharing it with her./ …
39dog in the manger — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although Valerie lives alone in that big house, she is like a dog in the manger when it comes to letting someone sharing it with her./ …
40done up like a dog's dinner — Phrs. Smartly or extravagantly dressed. Usually disparaging use. Informal …
