To shut the barn door after the horse has been stolen Home The Lexicon To shut the barn door after the horse has been stolen Thumbnail Phrase or WordTo shut the barn door after the horse has been stolenDefinitionTo take action too late, after the damage is already done.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryEquinesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemStubborn as a mule/donkey Next itemTo have not done/heard/etc. something in donkey years
