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
Telesphorus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Qamar-Arabic
Ghenadie-Romanian
Atherden['æθədən]
Eha-Estonian
Rick[rik]