English Explanatory Dictionary

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Word forms

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen locks the stable door after the horse has been stolen locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen

Synonyms

close the stable door after the horse has bolted
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