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Dog's Breakfast — Not to be confused with A Dog s Breakfast. Dog s Breakfast EP by Sick Puppies Released 1999 (CD) Genre Hard rock … Wikipedia
dog's breakfast — noun a poor job; a mess they made a real dog s breakfast of that job • Syn: ↑dog s dinner • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of … Useful english dictionary
dog's breakfast — To describe something as a dog s breakfast means that it is a complete mess. The new secretary made a dog s breakfast out of the filing system … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dog's breakfast — n a mess, a confused mixture. From the image of a mishmash of unappetising scraps. The expression (compare the roughly contemporaneous dog s dinner) is commonly applied to a misconceived or botched plan or display. The phrase dates from the 1930s … Contemporary slang
dog's breakfast — Noun. A mess. E.g. I ve made a bit of a dog s breakfast of that essay, and will probably have to rewrite it. Cf. dog s dinner … English slang and colloquialisms
dog's breakfast — See a dog s breakfast … English idioms
dog's breakfast — n. chiefly brit. a confused, disorganized mess; hodgepodge Naive buyers and fraudulent lenders turned the housing market into a dog s breakfast[/ex] • Etymology: [1935 40] … From formal English to slang
A Dog's Breakfast — Not to be confused with Dog s Breakfast. A Dog s Breakfast DVD cover Directed by David Hewlett … Wikipedia
A Dog’s Breakfast — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel A Dog’s Breakfast – Eine Leiche für den Hund Originaltitel A Dog’s Breakfast … Deutsch Wikipedia
a dog's breakfast — see ↑dog, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑breakfast a dog s breakfast Brit informal : something that is messy or poorly done It was a dog s breakfast of a match, and our coach was understandably upset. • • • Main Entry: ↑dog … Useful english dictionary
