a day late and a dollar short

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect. US,idiomatic,predicative
    — His apology was a day late and a dollar short.
副词 adv.
  1. Adverbial use of the adjectival form. US,idiomatic
    — Help arrived a day late and a dollar short.

词形变化

day late, dollar short alternative day late, dollar short alternative
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