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close the stable door after the horse has bolted
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done.
It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the stable door after the horse has bolted.
See also:
after
,
bolt
,
close
,
door
,
horse
,
stable
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Hannibal
HAN-i-bəl
(English)
Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
JarosŁAwa
yah-raw-SWAH-vah
Polish
Spartak
-
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Rio (1)
-
Various
Bailif
['beilif]
Longin
LAWN-geen
Polish
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