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
LÚCio-Portuguese
Meltem-Turkish
Hirah-Biblical
Ermintrude-English (Archaic)
Zosimus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hruodnand-Ancient Germanic