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
Nitza-Hebrew
Dickey['diki]
Betharibe-TAH-reeIndonesian, Javanese
Bales[beilz]
Zal-Persian Mythology
Suellensoo-EL-ənEnglish