dog's dinner
UK/dɒɡz ˈdɪnə/
dog's dinner noun: a complete mess.
Noun
dog's dinner (plural dogs' dinners)
- A complete mess.
- to make a dog's dinner (of)
- The Polizei had made a dog's dinner of this. Vera would have done better, no doubt of it. It now remained to be seen whether the Law would do better.1986, Nicolas Freeling, Cold Iron
- Synonyms:
- dog's breakfast, bedlam, car crash, chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, free-for-all, fuddle
Synonyms of dog's dinner
Forms of dog's dinner
| plural | dogs' dinners |
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Questions about dog's dinner
- What does dog's dinner mean?
- Dog's dinner means a complete mess.
- What part of speech is dog's dinner?
- Dog's dinner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dog's dinner?
- Dog's dinner is pronounced /dɒɡz ˈdɪnə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dog's dinner?
- The plural of dog's dinner is dogs' dinners.
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