eső után köpönyeg
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Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]eső (“rain”) + után (“after”) + köpönyeg (“cloak”), literally “cloak after [the] rain”
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) close the stable door after the horse has bolted, cry over spilt milk (it's too late to be careful after a sustained damage)
- Synonyms: késő bánat ebgondolat, veszett fejsze nyele