a buenas horas mangas verdes — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- An emphatic, humorous, or sarcastic expression meaning that help, action, or attention has arrived too late to be of any use.
Examples
BetaCuando por fin llegaron los bomberos, a buenas horas mangas verdes, el edificio ya se había derrumbado.
When the firefighters finally arrived, too late, the building had already collapsed.
Tu apoyo llegó a buenas horas mangas verdes; ya había tomado la decisión por mi cuenta.
Your support came too late; I had already made the decision on my own.
El equipo de seguridad apareció a buenas horas mangas verdes y el robo ya había ocurrido.
The security team showed up too late and the robbery had already happened.
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