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Idiom: " Close the barn door after the horse has bolted "

Idiom Meaning

" Trying to take action when it is too late "


This example of this common, famous American - English Idiom Close the barn door after the horse has bolted plays a major part in the non-standard common speech, slang or dialect that is natural to the people of the United States and Great Britain. The meaning and origin of the American - English Close the barn door after the horse has bolted idiom has been explained above and forms part of the free, online idioms dictionary.

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Famous Idiom: " Close the barn door after the horse has bolted "

Meaning: "Trying to take action when it is too late "

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