a dog's breakfast

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a dog's breakfast/dinner (British & Australian informal)

something that has been done very badly She tried to cut her hair and made a real dog's breakfast of it. You should have seen the ceiling after he'd finished painting it. It was a complete dog's breakfast.

See also: breakfast

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