To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. - A proverb. * /After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen./
LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN
Meaning of LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012