| 单词 | like a dog's dinner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike a (or the) dog's dinner P23. colloquial. like a (or the) dog's dinner: (of dress, etc.) ostentatious, flashy, or over-elaborate; (also) in an ostentatiously smart or flashy manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] fine1526 garish1545 flaunting1567 gawish1567 taffety1597 showful1607 flaming1609 flaring1610 over-brave1620 showish1675 rantingc1685 gaudy1709 showy1712 tinselled1738 kicky1790 flaunty1796 flashy1801 slangish1813 florid1815 tigerish1831 flash1836 flary1841 loud1850 flashy-looking1852 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 flagrant1858 jingo1859 cheesy1863 orchidaceous1864 flamboyant1879 vociferous1883 voyant1906 grandstanding1908 floozy1911 ritzy1919 like a (or the) dog's dinner1927 plush horse1936 kitsch1953 zazzy1961 pizzazz1969 1927 Folk-lore 38 37 In short, to misapply a folk saying about a woman dressed in a certain way, it is ‘like a dog's dinner,—a little bit of all sorts.’ 1934 ‘C. L. Anthony’ Touch Wood ii. ii. 66 Why have you got those roses in your hair? You look like the dog's dinner. 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid v. 58 The geezer..was dolled up like a dog's dinner with a white tie and all. 1954 J. Trench Dishonoured Bones ii. iii. 57 Tarting up my house and the gardens like a dog's dinner. 1995 E. Toman Dancing in Limbo vii. 178 All done up like the dog's dinner... Going through an elaborate ritual of piety for the benefit of the gathering congregation. 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home xxix. 313 What are you all dressed up like a dog's dinner for? < as lemmas |
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