try to deal with something after it is too late

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Definition of try to deal with something after it is too late in English English dictionary

(Atasözü) lock the barn door after the horse is gone

Now my friend wants to fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was a flood and the damage is already done.

Hyphenation

try to deal with some·thing af·ter it I·s too late

Turkish pronunciation

tray tı dil wîdh sʌmthîng äftır ît îz tu leyt

Pronunciation

/ˈtrī tə ˈdēl wəᴛʜ ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ ˈaftər ət əz ˈto͞o ˈlāt/ /ˈtraɪ tə ˈdiːl wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈæftɜr ɪt ɪz ˈtuː ˈleɪt/