| 单词 | dog's breakfast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog's breakfast dog's breakfast n. slang (in early use only similative) a confused mess; = dog's dinner n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a confused assemblage or mixture mishmashc1475 rabblement1539 mingle-mangle1549 bumble broth1572 bumble-bath1595 mash1601 colluvies1647 bumble1648 farrago1650 higgledy-piggledy1659 jumble1661 farrage1698 tumble1755 pie1837 Sargasso Sea1855 wirrwarra1866 chop suey1888 dog's breakfast1892 dog's dinner1902 sargasso1934 paella1939 1892 Ballymena Observer in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) III. 691/1 In a lump like a dog's breakfast, said of a heterogeneous heap of things. 1907 Black Diamond Express Monthly Feb. 21/2 The passenger train which went east yesterday morning looked like a dog's breakfast. There were a few Pullmans, a diner or two,..baggage, mail cars..mixed up for half a mile. 1915 New Castle (Pa.) News 13 Feb. 2/5 They abandoned the plan, went ahead in their own way, and have gotten their side all messed up, like a dog's breakfast. 1959 Times 29 Apr. 10/4 He can't make head or tail of it... It's a complete dog's breakfast. 2004 Classic Rock Oct. 102/3 The 1974 record..is either the furthest-reaching concept album ever made, or the biggest dog's breakfast in the entire history of the state of California. < as lemmas |
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