Tanım
•a day after the fair (too late to change what has already happened)
Diğer Dillerde
after the horse has bolted, a day after the fair
a day late and a dollar short (too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect)
eş: po bitvě
köken: Literally, “with a cross after the funeral”.
Přišel s křížkem po funuse.
"The day is over, the fair is over" (implying either that one has lost the opportunity, or that every activity has its proper time or schedule)
köken: Compare English a day after the fair.
Etimoloji
Literally, “[the] competition [is] finished”.