shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

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Verb

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shut the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle shut the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted
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