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
Peredurpe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
CarmelKAHR-məl (English)English, Jewish
Ambrosia-Ancient Greek
Wahyu-Indonesian
SophoclesSAHF-u-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
KÖRblKUUR-bəlGerman