APAD: close the stable door after the horse has bolted

Close the stable door after the horse has bolted

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).

The origin of the idiom "close the stable door after the horse has bolted" goes back to a time when horses were a valuable asset and were kept in stables or barns. If a horse were to escape, it would be difficult to catch, and it would be too late to try to prevent it from happening once the horse had already bolted or been stolen. Therefore, the idiom implies that it's better to take preventative measures beforehand rather than trying to fix a problem after it has already occurred.

To try to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

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• 2 sides to everyCoin ;-) 。 同意的：too little too late -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 06:29:46

• 抬very friendly杠的: 亡羊补牢 犹未晚矣, inCase thereR more horses ;-) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 06:33:42

• My first thought exactly, unless it's a one-horse barn :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 08:10:24

• 移花兄 might haveMeant: "close theDoor after all have bolted";) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 14:08:06

• That's possible: "the" horse might refer to the last one :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 14:57:31

• 亡羊补牢是为了剩下的羊,如果一只羊都没剩下就如马厩空了,一切太晚了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 16:42:05

• The runaway could bring back a herd (Ancient Chinese Wisdom) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 08:13:24

• That is 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 09:53:55

• +10086! No pain, no gain.：）） -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 10:13:56

• But don't let all the horses out yet :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 11:20:54

• no matter what, leave the stable door open welcome the herd -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 16:43:18

• 老马识途 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 18:30:40

• That's why preventive care in most insurance is free:) -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 10:15:28

• An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 16:45:37

• 中国人比较积极，西方人比较消极：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 10:33:48

• Sounds like a giant umbrella with many holes :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 12:20:08

• Why not a giant house？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 18:04:41

• I tried to use umbrella alone to refer to a broad idea. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 21:26:00

• 早干什么去了？ -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 16:49:57

• 看你的APAD都和马有关。我们这有个护士的头发看着挺好，居然是用Mane ’n Tail洗发系列！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 18:03:32

• 亡羊补牢，丢马修圈：） -忒忒绿- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/20/2024 postreply 13:21:00