Meanings
How to pronounce "close the stable door after the horse has bolted":
AU
To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism too late (after the first failure instead of before).
A-Z Proximities
- close one's eyes
- close one's eyes and think of England
- close one's mind
- close season
- close the face
- close the stable door after the horse has bolted
- close, but no cigar
- closed book
- close to home
- cloud nine
- clout list