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
Elbert['elbət]
Maoilios-Scottish
Godehard-Ancient Germanic
Ascroft['æʃkrɔft]
Ratimir-Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Idris (2)-Welsh