HB111's definitions

Finchley Breakfast

1. Unnecessary or over-elaborate act or execution of a simple task

2. Squandering or inefficient use of valuable resources

3. Eggs en Cocotte (slang)

On reflection, he realised the he had made a real 'Finchley Breakfast' of what should have been a very simple Saturday morning task. He wrote to all his friends and family to apologise and went to think long and hard about what he had done.

by HB111 February 24, 2010