| 单词 | a day after the fair |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(to come) a day after the fair P1. (to come) a day after the fair: (to arrive or occur) too late. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [phrase] > too late (to come) a day after the fair1546 too late a weeka1616 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. viii. sig. C But a daie after the fayre, comth this remors, For relefe. 1605 T. Heywood If you know not Me sig. G3v You are in your loue as free as in your care, You're come euen iust a day after the fayre. 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. i. 34 You came a day after the Fair. 1718 S. Keimer Brand Pluck'd from Burning 66 But Bragg-all drop'd into a Tag-hole, So came a Day after the Fair. 1790 M. P. Andrews Better Late than Never v. 69 Too late for such kindness—a day after the fair, Eh, Master Blackball. 1843 C. G. F. Core Banker's Wife xx. 63/1 If it's to wait on Madam Hecksworth, I can tell you you're the day after the fair! 1882 P. Fitzgerald Recreat. Lit. Man I. iii. 89 It has been exceedingly well done by Buckland.., and would be the day after the fair. 1931 T. Fukurai Clairvoyance & Thoughtogr. ii. 122 It was the day after the fair, so to speak. We couldn't overtake the intruder. 2011 M. V. J. Veenman in R. E. Mayer & P. A. Alexander Handbk. Res. Learning & Instr. x. 213 To learners receiving metacognitive instruction this feedback loop comes a day after the fair. < as lemmas |
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