- locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lostyojijukugo
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone takes action after it is already too late, indicating that the effort is futile because the damage has been done.
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ぼうようほろう亡羊補牢をするto lock the barn door after the horse has boltedぼうようほろう亡羊補牢のきょうくん教訓the lesson of mending the pen after the sheep are lostぼうようほろう亡羊補牢のれい例an example of doing something too lateぼうようほろう亡羊補牢のしそう思想the thought behind locking the barn door after the horse has boltedぼうようほろう亡羊補牢のきけん危険the danger of doing something too late
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