done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner

Related to word: dog

Idiom

Definition

  1. Wearing clothes that are excessively formal, fancy, or decorated in a way that draws attention.

    • She was done up like a dog's dinner for the party, looking like an over-dressed peacock.

    • He went to work done up like a dog's dinner, which his colleagues found strange.

    • She dressed her children up like a dog's dinner for the wedding.