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
Marcianus-Ancient Roman
Teodosiote-o-DHO-syo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
Annett-German
Amala-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Leilani[li:'læni]