LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN

Meaning of LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN in English

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN — To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. - A proverb. * /After Mary …
Slang English vocab
LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN — To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. - A proverb. * /After Mary …
Словарь английских идиом
LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN — To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. A proverb. After Mary failed the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STOLEN — see: steal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
BARN — Farm building used for sheltering animals, their feed and other supplies, farm machinery, and farm products. Barns are named according …
Английский словарь Британика
LOCK — I. ˈläk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lok, lokk, from Old English locc; akin to Old Frisian & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
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BARN — I. ˈbärn, ˈbȧn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn …
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AFTER
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STOLEN — ˈstōlən adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of stelen to steal — more at steal : obtained or accomplished …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOOR — ˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dor, from Old English, door, gate & Middle English …
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STOLEN — () p. p. of Steal.
Английский словарь Webster
STOLEN — (p. p.) of Steal
Английский словарь Webster
BARN — (v. t.) To lay up in a barn.
Английский словарь Webster
BARN — (n.) A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States …
Английский словарь Webster
STOLEN — p. p. of Steal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOLEN — ( p. p. ) of Steal
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARN — ( v. t. ) To lay up in a barn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARN — ( n. ) A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOLEN — /stoh"leuhn/ , v. pp. of steal .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOCK — lock 1 — lockless , adj. /lok/ , n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOOR — — doorless , adj. /dawr, dohr/ , n. 1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARN — barn 1 — barnlike , adj. /bahrn/ , n. 1. a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
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STOLEN — adj. robbed, taken without permission
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LOCK — I. ˈläk noun Etymology: Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOLEN — past participle of steal
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARN — noun Etymology: Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOLEN — p.p. of steal. 2. stolen ·p.p. of steal.
Webster English vocab
LOCK — noun a grapple in wrestling. 2. lock ·noun a device for keeping a wheel from turning. 3. lock ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BARN — vt to lay up in a barn. 2. barn ·noun a child. ·see bairn. 3. barn ·noun a covered building …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
STOLEN — past participle of steal .
Concise Oxford English vocab
STOLEN — [stolen] past part of steal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOCK — [lock] n [ME lok, fr. OE locc; akin to OHG loc lock, Gk lygos withe, L luxus dislocated] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARN — [barn] n [ME bern, fr. OE bereaern, fr. bere barley + aern house, store] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOOR — barrier of wood, stone, metal, glass, paper, leaves, hides, or a combination of materials, installed to swing, fold, slide, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARN — in agriculture, farm building for sheltering animals, their feed and other supplies, farm machinery, and farm products. Barns are named …
Britannica English vocabulary
STOLEN — stolen BrE AmE ˈstəʊl ən ⇨ˈstɒʊl- AmE \ ˈstoʊl ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARN — barn BrE AmE bɑːn AmE bɑːrn ▷ barns bɑːnz AmE bɑːrnz ▶ ˈ barn dance BrE AmE ▶ ˌ barn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOCK — / lɒk; NAmE lɑːk/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to fasten sth with a lock; to be fastened with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOOR — / dɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARN — / bɑːn; NAmE bɑːrn/ noun 1. a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals in : a hay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
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STOLEN — I. sto ‧ len 1 /ˈstəʊlən $ ˈstoʊ-/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ steal 1 II. stolen 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOCK — I. lock 1 S2 W3 /lɒk $ lɑːk/ BrE AmE verb 1 . FASTEN SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to fasten …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOOR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARN — barn /bɑːn $ bɑːrn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: bereærn , from bere 'barley' + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STOLEN — past part. of STEAL.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a key …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

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