dingo's breakfast
The phrase "dingo's breakfast" humorously refers to starting the day without a proper meal, drawing on the image of a dingo, a wild Australian dog, which may not always find food in the morning.
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Definition
B2Daily Life
(informal, slang)Beginning the day without eating any food.
Example
- After sleeping in, he only had a dingo's breakfast before rushing to work.
B2General
(informal, slang)Having nothing when something is expected.
Example
- The meeting was a dingo's breakfast; we expected decisions but got nothing.
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