be done like a (dog's) dinner



be done like a (dog's) dinner

To fail or lose. Primarily heard in Australia. Your team will be done like a dog's dinner if they play against the all-star team. I just finished my paper, but class starts in five minutes, and the printer isn't working, so I'm done like a dinner.
See also: dinner, done, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Julienzhoo-lee-AWNFrench
MartinMAHR-tən (English), mar-TEN (French), MAHR-teen (German, Finnish), MAHR-tin (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), MAWR-teen (Hungarian), mahr-TIN (Bulgarian)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croa
GeoffreyJEF-ree (English), zhaw-FRE (French)English, French
Chanah-Hebrew
Nazar-Russian, Ukrainian
Iseul-Korean