make a dog's breakfast (of something)



make a dog's breakfast (of something)

To make a mess of or completely ruin something. I thought I could trust Jim to finish the business proposal, but he made a dog's breakfast of the whole thing.
See also: breakfast, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnott['a:nət]
Abd Al-Latif-Arabic
Caecilia-German, Ancient Roman
RickRIKEnglish
Sadie['seidi]
Christobel-English (Archaic)