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it's never too late to mendYouRate it:

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it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.Rate it:

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empty promiseA promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.Rate it:

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chose promise, chose duePromises should be kept.Rate it:

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chose promise, chose dueOn doit faire ce que l’on a promis.Rate it:

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lick and a promiseThe hasty or incomplete performance of a task.Rate it:

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too young, too simple, sometimes naiveFoolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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of lateIn the recent past; recently; lately.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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"you are going to be late, bup! (better hurry up!)BUP or B'up = is an abbreviation for the phrase, "Better Hurry Up".Rate it:

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as of lateLately; recently.Rate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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better late than pregnantFunny excuse for running behind I knowRate it:

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better to be late than be dead on timeIt is better to arrive late than to risk your life speeding to a destination.Rate it:

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fashionably lateArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.Rate it:

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late bloomerA person who lives a child's life comparatively later than their peers.Rate it:

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late bloomerA person who reaches puberty comparatively later than their peers.Rate it:

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late modelRecently designed or fabricated; new.Rate it:

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late patere (also metaphorically vid. sect. VIII. 8)to have a wide extent.Rate it:

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rami late diffundunturthe twigs are shooting out, spreading.Rate it:

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run lateTo be late; to fail to be on time.Rate it:

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sorry I'm lateUsed to apologise for not arriving on time.Rate it:

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you'll be late for your own funeralSaid as a mild admonishment to somebody who is always late for things.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.Rate it:

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eat one's cake and have it tooAlternative form of have one's cake and eat it tooRate it:

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one too manyUsed other than as an idiom: see one, too, many.Rate it:

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one too manyOne or more serving too much of alcohol, which leads to drunkenness.Rate it:

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too big for one's bootsFar less capable than one's claims to be.Rate it:

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too big for one's britchesDisturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.Rate it:

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too big for one's britchesToo large to fit into one's pants.Rate it:

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a bridge too farA step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.Rate it:

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go to the well too oftenoverdraw from a resource to exhaustive effectRate it:

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if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:

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not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in timeRate it:

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speak too soonTo make a premature assumption which is later proven falseRate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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too hot to handleToo extreme, aggressive, risky, or dangerous to deal with given the circumstancesRate it:

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too many balls in the airToo many tasks, responsibilities, or details to cope with or manage successfully.Rate it:

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too many cooks spoil the brothToo many people involved worsen the outcome/resultRate it:

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too much bed makes a dull headToo much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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Too Big for Your BritchesSelf-important; proud of something, particularly about selfRate it:

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too many balls in the airAttempting to accomplish many projects in one time period.Rate it:

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be a hundred years too earlyTo be so immature and unprepared as to be hopelessly unable to achieve something.Rate it:

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too bad, so sadAn expression of mock sympathy.Rate it:

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