| 词汇 | shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. closing the stable door after the horse has boltedTrying to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. If you try to replace the oil filter on the engine now, you're just closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. |
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