look like (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)

look like (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)

slang To look 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 had been dragged through a hedge backwards.
See also: been, drag, hedge, like, look, through
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  • look as if (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • look as if (one) has been pulled through a hedge backward(s)
  • look like (one) has been pulled through a hedge backward(s)
  • dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • look on with
  • look on with (someone)
  • look ahead
  • have a look-see
  • get a dirty look (from someone)
  • give somebody/get a dirty look