A Dictionary of Catch Phrases from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day
Estructura completa
to look like the wreck of the Hesperus
Variantes
to be a mess, to look a sight, to be down at heel
Contexto
Dear God, Janine. What’s on earth the matter with you, girl? Look around you, for Christ’s sake. Who’d want to come home to this? It’s like a bloody pig sty.’ Janine’s declaration of love for her son had softened Sarah up. She reasoned that if she could help the girl, she could save their marriage as well as the child. ‘Look at yourself. You look like the wreck of the Hesperus!