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close the stable door after the horse has bolted in French

close the stable door after the horse has bolted in French

c'est de la moutarde après dîner
verb
(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).
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