a dog's dinner
a dog's dinner
Something that is very messy or disorganized. I really need to clean out my closet—it's starting to look like a dog's dinner in there.
See also: dinner
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a dog's dinner (or breakfast)
a poor piece of work; a mess. British informalThe image is of a dog's meal of jumbled-up scraps.
2000 Independent He was rightly sacked because he had made such a dog's dinner of an important job.
See also: dinner
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
a dog’s ˈbreakfast/ˈdinner
(British English, informal) a very untidy piece of work; a mess: Don’t ask Julie to help you with the decorating — she made a complete dog’s breakfast of painting the kitchen!See also: breakfast, dinner
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- done like a dog's dinner
- hand in (one's) dinner pail
- hand in your dinner pail
- pail
- dinner basket
- (one) can't be arsed
- hungry
- (it) makes no difference to me
- ain’t long enough
- ain't long enough