поздно пить боржоми, когда почки отказали

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “it's too late to drink borjomi when your kidneys have failed”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoznə pʲidʲ bɐrˈʐomʲɪ kɐɡˈda ˈpot͡ɕkʲɪ ɐtkɐˈzalʲɪ]

Phrase

по́здно пить боржо́ми, когда́ по́чки отказа́ли • (pózdno pitʹ boržómi, kogdá póčki otkazáli)

1. (idiomatic) being in a situation when nothing can be done to fix a problem, not necessarily a health-related issue