noun
a poor job; a mess
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they made a real dog's breakfast of that job
• Syn: ↑dog's dinner
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
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Chiefly Canadian Slang.
a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
[1935-40]
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dog's breakfast or dog's dinner noun (informal)
Anything very untidy or badly done
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Main Entry: ↑dog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.