Lingaku- to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
This idiom is used to describe a situation where a person takes action or gives advice after the opportunity to be effective has already passed.
He wanted to give suggestions after the project failed, but that is completely acting too late to be effective.
Generated collocations (experimental)
fàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮to act too late to be effectivefàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮de的zuò fǎ做法the method of acting too latefàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮de的píng lùn评论comments made after the factfàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮de的jǐng gào警告late warningsfàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮de的fǎn yìng反应reaction that comes too latefàng放Mǎ马Hòu后bāo炮shì式de的cuò shī措施measures that are taken too latefàng放Mǎ马Hòu后bāo炮shì式de的jué cè决策decisions made after the opportunity has passedrén shēng人生rú如fàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮life is like acting too latefàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮de的zhàn lüè战略strategies that are implemented too lateshì hòu事后de的fàng mǎ hòu pào放马后炮after-the-fact remarks