- starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caughtproverbsee also 泥縄【どろなわ】 and 泥縄式【どろなわしき】
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