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- done up like a dog's dinner
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Peredur | | pe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology) | Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |
Carmel | | KAHR-məl (English) | English, Jewish |
Ambrosia | | - | Ancient Greek |
Wahyu | | - | Indonesian |
Sophocles | | SAHF-u-kleez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
KÖRbl | | KUUR-bəl | German |