make a dog's breakfast (of something)



make a dog's breakfast (of something)

To make a mess of or completely ruin something. I thought I could trust Jim to finish the business proposal, but he made a dog's breakfast of the whole thing.
See also: breakfast, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lidija-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Paniz-Persian
Yongyong (Korean)Chinese, Korean
Kreskes-Biblical Greek
Sawney-Scottish
Fannie['fæni]