scattered from here to breakfast
scattered from here to breakfast
Spread out all over the place. Alludes to the notion of it taking until breakfast the next morning to gather or organize everyone or everything. I used to work with veterans in my local community, but after all these budget cuts, the vets I have to look after are scattered from here to breakfast. We've got volunteers scattered from here to breakfast looking for that missing child.
See also: breakfast, here, scattered
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
scattered from here to breakfast
In disarray. It's been suggested that something that is total disorder would take the rest of the day and all through the night—that is, until breakfast—to correct. Also heard as “from Hell to breakfast.”
See also: breakfast, here, scattered
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- a back number
- back number
- bear the bell
- be pushing up (the) daisies
- be pushing up daisies
- be pushing up the daisies
- chips are down, the
- binge-watch
- crab mentality
- smoke the peace pipe (with someone)