look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlʊk‿əz‿ɪf ˈwʌn həz bɪn ˈdɹæɡd θɹuː‿ə hɛd͡ʒ ˈbækwɜːdz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlʊk‿əz‿ɪf ˈwʌn həz bɪn ˈdɹæɡd θɹu‿ə hɛd͡ʒ ˈbækwɝdz/ Hyphenation: look as if one has been dragged through a hedge back‧wards === Verb === look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards (third-person singular simple present looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards, present participle looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards, simple past and past participle looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards) (intransitive, UK, simile, humorous, informal) To look extremely dishevelled. Synonym: look like something the cat dragged in ==== Usage notes ==== The term is sometimes used with other words, for example, like instead of as if. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “look like/as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “look as if you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.