English Explanatory Dictionary

a day late and a dollar short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
adv
  1. Adverbial use of the adjectival form.

Pronunciation

en-au-a day late and a dollar short.ogg

Word forms

a day late and a dollar short day late, dollar short

Related words

too little, too late a day after the fair
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