make a dog's dinner (of something)



make a dog's dinner (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 dinner of the whole thing!
See also: dinner, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Renaud-French
Custodia-Spanish
Dagmar['dægma:]
ZoeZO-ee (English), DZO-e (Italian)English, Greek, Italian, Ancient Greek
Turner['tə:nə]
Joffrey-French