day late and a dollar short

a day late and a dollar short

Too late to be of any benefit. Jake tried to repair his relationship with his girlfriend after forgetting her birthday, but she viewed his efforts as a day late and a dollar short.

day late and a dollar short

late and ill-prepared. Tommy, you seem to show up a day late and a dollar short all the time. You need to get organized.

See also: and, dollar, late, short

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

a day late and a dollar short
not know (one) from Adam
not know from Adam
not know somebody from Adam
not know someone from Adam
run with
rizzle
rizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
reach out after (someone or something)
reach up to

References in periodicals archive

Is it too late to start hedging against these moves or, as the saying goes: "Are they a day late and a dollar short?"

Missing the boat: when is it too late to start hedging?

A Day Late and A Dollar Short by Terry McMillan Viking, January 2001, $25.95 ISBN 0-670-89676-4

A Day Late and A Dollar Short is about many things, including the lasting and often disparate impact of a family on each of its members.

A Day Late and A Dollar Short

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