done up like a dog's dinner



done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner

  (British & Australian)
wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion There she was, all dressed up like a dog's dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt that was far too short.
See also: dinner, done, like, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
IndyIN-dee (English)Popular Culture
Deusdedit-Late Roman
Hekabe-Greek Mythology
Limbikanilim-bee-KAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Mayumah-yooJapanese