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day late and a dollar short

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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.
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February 4, 2001: A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan (Viking) fiction
They've improved their technology now," Bayford says, "but it's a day late and a dollar short.
The only outcome that was seriously considered was the rate of board certification; although a valuable statistic, it is "a day late and a dollar short," because any resident who fails is already out of our hands.
 
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