意味: 7-Eleven®

n. セブンイレブン, 1927年にテキサス州（米国）で創業しコンビニエンスストアのチェーンを（北米と極東で）経営する国際的な複合企業; 世界中で営業するコンビニエンスストア（名前は朝7時から夜11時まで毎日開店するところからきている）

elev イディオム

at the eleventh hour

" at the last minute; almost too late. "

seven come eleven

7 followed by 11 are lucky numbers """Seven come eleven,"" he whispered as he threw the dice."

eleventh-hour decision

Idiom(s): eleventh-hour decision

Theme: DECISION

a decision made at the last possible minute.
• Eleventh hour decisions are seldom satisfactory.
• The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.

Eleventh hour

If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens right at the last minute.

at the eleventh hour|eleventh|eleventh hour|hour

prep. phr. At the last possible time. Aunt Mathilda got married at the eleventh hour; after all, she was already 49 years old.

eleventh hour|eleventh|hour

adj. phr. Pertaining to the last minutes; the last opportunity to accomplish a task. The editors made several eleventh hour changes in the headlines of the morning paper.

eleventh

eleventh
at the eleventh hour
Etymology: < Matt. 20:1-16
at the last moment; just before it is too late

More Idioms/Phrases

elderly elect element elephant eleventh else embarrassment of riches empty empty calories empty nest empty suit en masse

English Vocalbulary

8vo 9 to 5 911 a A A A A A A A M A'asia A B C a.b.c. A. B. Yehoshua a bad lot a bag of bones a bit a bit of a bit of skirt a bit off a bit thick