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泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

starting something in the eleventh hour

Pronunciation

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

Contains Kanji

泥
でい
mud
棒
ぼう
rod
捕
ほ
catch
縄
じょう
straw rope
綯
とう
twist

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Expressions

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. See also 泥縄.See also 泥縄式.

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泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう

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