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done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner
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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 that was far too short.

See also: dinner, done, dress, like

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don't you dare
done
done deal
done for
done in
done thing

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done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner
donkey
donkey work
donkey's years
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doom and gloom
door

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