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done up like a dog's dinner

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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