after meat, mustard



after meat, mustard

A phrase emphasizing that something has come too late to be useful (like mustard after meat has already been eaten). A: "Here, I finished my project, Mr. Smith!" B: "Ah, after meat, mustard. I've already submitted your final grade, and it's too late to change it."
See also: after, mustard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OonaghOO-naIrish
NooraNO:-rahFinnish
Evdokiyayev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian), eev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian
DÁIreDAW-raIrish, Irish Mythology
Sa'ida-Arabic
Kiyokokee-yo-koJapanese