be done like a (dog's) dinner
be done like a (dog's) dinner
To fail or lose. Primarily heard in Australia. Your team will be done like a dog's dinner if they play against the all-star team. I just finished my paper, but class starts in five minutes, and the printer isn't working, so I'm done like a dinner.
See also: dinner, done, like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- done like dinner
- done like (a) dinner
- done like a dinner
- done like a dog's dinner
- fair-weather fan
- false start
- a false start
- make the team
- full-court press
- full-court press, a