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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rossi[rəu'si:]
Gastongas-TAWNFrench
Nicolasnee-ko-LAHFrench
JoŠT-Slovene
HeikeHIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Rosita[rəu'zi:tə]