- like a dog's dinner
- like a dog's dinner (informal)Very smart, dressed up flamboyantly, overdressed• • •Main Entry: ↑dog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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done up up like a dog's dinner — done up/dressed up like a dog s dinner British & Australian wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion. There she was, all dressed up like a dog s dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt… … New idioms dictionary
done dressed up like a dog's dinner — done up/dressed up like a dog s dinner British & Australian wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion. There she was, all dressed up like a dog s dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt… … New idioms dictionary
be done like a dog's dinner — be done like a (dog s) dinner Australian, informal to be completely defeated. Whatever possessed her to play tennis against Sue? She was done like a dinner … New idioms dictionary
dressed up like a dog's dinner — dressed up like a dog’s dinner british informal phrase dressed in a way that shows that you are trying to impress people, but that is not suitable for the occasion Thesaurus: dressed and wearing clothes of a particular typehyponym Main entry: dog … Useful english dictionary
dog's dinner — • overdressed or or in a mess. eg. He was done up like a dog s dinner or You ve made a right dogs dinner of this ! … Londonisms dictionary
dog's dinner — n a. an extravagant display, especially a vulgar, misguided or unsuccessful attempt at smartness. The expression, which dates from the late 1920s, usually forms part of a phrase such as all done up like a dog s dinner . b. a mess. In this… … Contemporary slang
dog's dinner — Noun. 1. A mess. Cf. dog s breakfast . 2. See done up like a dog s dinner … English slang and colloquialisms
dog's dinner — Meal of scraps of left over food. Used met. for (sometimes unsuccessful) attempt at stylish dress. Hence done up like a dog s dinner Wearing conspicuous (or incongruous) clothes … A concise dictionary of English slang
Dog's dinner — If you make a real mess of something it might be described as a real dog s dinner. A bit like some joint Anglo American approaches to Eastern Europe for example! … The American's guide to speaking British
done up like a dog's dinner — Phrs. Smartly or extravagantly dressed. Usually disparaging use. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
