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
Lalita-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Yawen-Chinese
Rebeccarə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian)English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Amalasuintha-Ancient Germanic
Methuselahmə-THOO-zə-lə (English)Biblical
TÖMÖRbaatar-Mongolian