泥棒 を捕 らえて縄 を綯 う dorobōo toraete nawao nau
dorobōo toraete nawao nau
Godan Verb (u)
, Expression
1. starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
Proverb
, Related to 泥縄【どろなわ】, 泥縄式【どろなわしき】 Other forms:
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