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a day late and a dollar short
Adverb
US
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（米国の慣用表現）形容詞の態が副詞的に用いられる、すなわち副詞的用法としての表現です。
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(US, idiomatic) Adverbial use of the adjectival form.
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a day late and a dollar short
They arrived at the fundraiser a day late and a dollar short, so the organizers had already distributed all the donations.
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They arrived at the fundraiser a day late and a dollar short, so the organizers had already distributed all the donations.
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