make a dog's dinner (of something)



make a dog's dinner (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 dinner of the whole thing!
See also: dinner, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Berjouhi-Armenian
Isaiahie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)English, Jewish, Biblical
Melisizwe-Southern African, Xhosa
Piripi-Maori
Margalita-Hebrew
VÍCtorBEEK-tor (Spanish)Spanish, Catalan