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
Alainaə-LAYN-əEnglish (Modern)
EmmerichE-me-rikh (German)German, Ancient Germanic
MilivojMEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Demelza-English (British)
Chryses-Greek Mythology
UrbanUWR-bahn (Polish), UR-bən (English)Danish, Swedish, German, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History