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.
See also:
  • 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