done up like a dog's dinner

English

Alternative forms

• dressed up like a dog's dinner

Pronunciation

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Adjective

done up like a dog's dinner (not comparable)

1. (simile, informal) Dressed in an ostentatious or overly formal manner.

See also

• smell like a tart's handbag

Further reading

• “done up dressed up like a dog s dinner”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “dressed up like a dog s dinner” (US) / “dressed up like a dog s dinner” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.