closing the stable door after the horse has bolted

closing/shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted

trying to stop something bad happening when it has already happened and the situation cannot be changed Improving security after a major theft would seem to be a bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, closing, door, horse, stable

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eladio	-	Spanish
GÜLden	-	Turkish
Mladen	MLAH-den (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Klemens	KLE-mens (German, Polish)	German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
Keysha	-	African American (Rare)
Ber	BER	Yiddish