to close the stable door after the horse has bolted

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "close the stable door after the horse has bolted"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to close the stable door after the horse has bolted
01

to try to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

to [close|shut|lock] the (stable|barn) door after the horse (has bolted|is stolen) definition and meaning
Idiom
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city council decided to increase funding for road repairs after a fatal accident had already taken place. It was like shutting the barn door after the horse is stolen.
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ