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dog's breakfast

[dawgz brek-fuhst, dogz] / ˈdɔgz ˈbrɛk fəst, ˈdɒgz /




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Of fame onstage, Gadsby says: “Don’t expect it, that’s gross. But just on the off chance you find yourself famous, you’d better be prepared. Because I wasn’t and I made a dog’s breakfast of it.”

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

One wonders whether Spoon, Ozzy and Machine Gun Kelly had ever been mentioned in the same sentence before they ended up in this dog’s breakfast of a category.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

The dog’s breakfast of human beings who were allowed to attach themselves to the president in the waning days of his tenure provides a cautionary tale.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2022

The party's Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, called it "an unworkable dog's breakfast" that had no support.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2021

“I wish we had a cat,” said Meg the next morning, as she and Bobby went out to the garage to carry their dog’s breakfast to him.

From Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Hawley, Mabel C.