Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] Dog's breakfastMeaning A mess or muddle. Origin This is a 20th century phrase. Eric Partridge, in the 1937 edition of his 'Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English' lists it as "a mess: low Glasgow". This is not to be confused with the the similar phrase - dog's dinner which, although coined around the same time, has a completely different meaning. See also: the dog's bollocks. |