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Idioms: a dog's breakfast -- a duke's mixture

Idiom	Meaning	Example
a dog's breakfast	a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge	This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything.
a dog's life	a poor life, hard times	Without a job, it's a dog's life.
a doggy bag	a bag or container for food you don't eat at the restaurant or café	If we can't eat all the lobster, ask for a doggy bag and we'll take it home. We can have it for lunch tomorrow.
a double-edged sword	a device that can help you and hurt you	Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.
a downer (drug)	a drug that relaxes you, a sedative	Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.
a downer (sadness)	an event or statement that causes sadness	News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreaded war.
a drag	a boring time, a yawner	Mary's party was a drag. We just sat around and talked.
a dressing down	a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind	Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.
a drop in the bucket	a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg	This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.
a duke's mixture	an odd combination of things, a strange mixture of items, a dog's breakfast, Fibber McGee's closet	When Lynn opened the lid of the box she found a duke's mixture - everything from jewelry to birdseed!