“A day late and a dollar short”
Entry in progress—B.P. The Free Dictionary 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. 3 March 1939, Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer, “Out Our Way” by R. Williams (comic strip), pg. 6, col. 1 (COMICS): NO, HE’S IN THE SAME FIX AS TH’ REST OF US—IT’S CALLED PROGRESS…I JUST LEARN ABOUT HALF THE TRAFFIC RULES AN’ THEY CHANGE ‘EM—YOU CAN’T BEAT PROGRESS—YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A DAY
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