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c'est de la moutarde après dîner

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(比喩的に)馬が逃げ出した後に馬小屋の扉を閉めるようなものだ

English Meaning
(figuratively) it's like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
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後手に回ってミスを正そうと急いだが、結局、逃げた馬の後に厩舎の扉を閉めるようなものだった。

Trying to fix his mistake after the fact, he rushed into action, but in the end, it's like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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c'est de la moutarde après dîner

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(比喩的に)馬が逃げ出した後に馬小屋の扉を閉めるようなものだ

(比喩的に)馬が逃げ出した後に馬小屋の扉を閉めるようなものだ

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c'est de la moutarde après dîner

Essayant de réparer son erreur après coup, il s'est précipité dans l'action, mais, en fin de compte, c'est de la moutarde après dîner.

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後手に回ってミスを正そうと急いだが、結局、逃げた馬の後に厩舎の扉を閉めるようなものだった。

後手に回ってミスを正そうと急いだが、結局、逃げた馬の後に厩舎の扉を閉めるようなものだった。

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Essayant de réparer son erreur après coup, il s'est précipité dans l'action, mais, en fin de compte, c'est de la moutarde après dîner.

French - Japanese

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