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a day late and a dollar short en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
    • His apology was a day late and a dollar short.

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a day late and a dollar short en · ADV

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic) Adverbial use of the adjectival form.
    • Help arrived a day late and a dollar short.

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Relateds

too little, too late · a day after the fair

Translations (3)

cs s křížkem po funuse (adverbial use of the adjectival form) · it troppo poco, troppo tardi (adverbial use of the adjectival form) · pl rychło w czas (adverbial use of the adjectival form)