Close the stable door after the horse has bolted/been stolen Home The Lexicon Close the stable door after the horse has bolted/been stolen Thumbnail Phrase or WordClose the stable door after the horse has bolted/been stolenDefinitionIt’s too late to prevent a problem after it has already happened.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryEquinesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemIf wishes were horses, then beggars would ride Next itemI don’t have a horse in this race
