Late In The Day Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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late in the day What does late in the day mean?	far along in a project or activity	We received some new instructions for our marketing effort but it was a little late in the day to change our plans.
late in the day What does late in the day mean?	far along in a project or activity	We received a new marketing plan but it was late in the day and we could not change our plans.
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brainless What does "brainless" mean?	to be stupid	The woman is brainless and she has no idea what she is doing.

a cat has nine lives What does "a cat has nine lives " mean?	cats can survive accidents that would kill most animals	The boy never becomes injured. He is like a cat with nine lives.
dig some dirt up on (someone) or dig up some dirt on (someone) What does "dig some dirt up on (someone) or dig up some dirt on (someone)" mean?	to find out something bad about someone	The newspaper worked hard to dig up some dirt on the politician.
learn the ropes What does "learn the ropes" mean?	learn how to do a job	He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.
Set in stone What does "Set in stone" mean?	If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.
Hot foot What does "Hot foot" mean?	If you hot foot it out of a place, you leave very quickly, often running.

give (someone or something) the thumbs up What does "give (someone or something) the thumbs up" mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	The city gave the music festival organizers the thumbs up to have the music festival.
rotten to the core What does "rotten to the core" mean?	to be completely no good and worthless	The local government was rotten to the core and everyone was happy when they were voted out of office.
put on the dog What does "put on the dog" mean?	to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner	We put on the dog for my parents when they came to visit us.
out of the ordinary What does "out of the ordinary" mean?	to be unusual	There was nothing out of the ordinary that the police saw at the scene of the accident.
have a pick-me-up What does "have a pick-me-up" mean?	to eat or drink something stimulating	I wanted to have a pick-me-up so I stopped for a coffee.

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Late In The Day Idiom