like a dog's dinner



like a dog's dinner

1. Very messy and/or disorganized. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I really need to clean out my closet—it's starting to look like a dog's breakfast in there.
2. Of a person's attire, very showy in a way that attracts negative attention. Look at that fool, all done up like a dog's dinner. Who told him that patterned suit was a good idea?
See also: dinner, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mis'id-Arabic
BennettBEN-ətEnglish
Dominicusdo-MEE-nee-kus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
Margarethemahr-gah-RE-tə (German)German, Danish
TerttuTERT-tooFinnish
Vespasianus-Ancient Roman