dragged through a hedge backward(s)

dragged through a hedge backward(s)

slang What is said to have happened to one who looks very disheveled or unkempt. Do I look OK, or do I look like I've been dragged through a hedge backward? You need to comb your hair, because you right now look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards.
See also: drag, hedge, through
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  • look as if (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • look like (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • look like (one) has been pulled through a hedge backward(s)
  • look as if (one) has been pulled through a hedge backward(s)
  • look on with
  • look on with (someone)
  • look ahead
  • look up to
  • look up to (one)
  • fix (one) with a look