eső után köpönyeg

Hungarian

Etymology

eső (“rain”) +‎ után (“after”) +‎ köpönyeg (“cloak”), literally “cloak after [the] rain”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʃøːutaːn ˌkøpøɲɛɡ]

Phrase

eső után köpönyeg

  1. (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
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