| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Don’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen |
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| It’s foolish to take precautions after the damage they would have prevented has already been done. Another version of this saying is “Don’t close the barn door after the horse runs away.” | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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