CLOSE, LOCK, ETC. THE STABLE DOOR AFTER THE HORSE HAS BOLTED


Meaning of CLOSE, LOCK, ETC. THE STABLE DOOR AFTER THE HORSE HAS BOLTED in English

( BrE ) ( US close, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped )

to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.