Shahid Iqbal
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Please explain where do you use the following idiom:
" A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT"
Regards,
Shahid
" A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT"
Regards,
Shahid
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Hi Shahid Igbal,
What does the saying A day late and a dollar short mean?
This saying basically means that it is too late.
Like if a guy likes you and then another one asks you out before him, you say to the first guy, "sorry, day late and a dollar short." So basically, you waited and screwed yourself over.
[FONT="]Guy: Hey, will you go out with me?
Girl: Sorry, day late and a dollar short... Guy 2 just asked me out yesterday.
[/FONT][FONT="]Regards.
V.
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What does the saying A day late and a dollar short mean?
This saying basically means that it is too late.
Like if a guy likes you and then another one asks you out before him, you say to the first guy, "sorry, day late and a dollar short." So basically, you waited and screwed yourself over.
[FONT="]Guy: Hey, will you go out with me?
Girl: Sorry, day late and a dollar short... Guy 2 just asked me out yesterday.
[/FONT][FONT="]Regards.
V.
[/FONT]
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It means a little more.
It is an idiom to say that a person, company, or even the government is not on time and does not have the means to do the task.
Mary: John showed up to take the exam late and without a pencil.
Sam: He's always a day late and a dollar short.
The engineers were working on the bridge when the hurricane hit. The government was a day late and a dollar short on having it ready for a storm like Katrina.
It is an idiom to say that a person, company, or even the government is not on time and does not have the means to do the task.
Mary: John showed up to take the exam late and without a pencil.
Sam: He's always a day late and a dollar short.
The engineers were working on the bridge when the hurricane hit. The government was a day late and a dollar short on having it ready for a storm like Katrina.
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