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a day late and a dollar short

idiom

Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.


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  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    a short drop and a sudden stop

    A fall to one's death by hanging.

  3. 03

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  4. 04

    almighty dollar

    The dollar, satirically characterized as a god.

  5. 05

    as of late

    Lately; recently.

  6. 06

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  7. 07

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  8. 08

    banyan day

    In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

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