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
Jurre-Frisian
YasmineYAZ-min (English)Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Haim-Hebrew
ChesleyCHES-leeEnglish
Vartolomej-Serbian (Rare)
Savage['sævidʒ]