eső után köpönyeg
Hungarian
Etymology
eső (“rain”) + után (“after”) + köpönyeg (“cloak”), literally “cloak after [the] rain”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛʃøːutaːn ˌkøpøɲɛɡ]
Phrase
- (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