stable door
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The regulations’ impact, as before, will be to shut the stable door long after the horse is roaming free in the paddock, eating all of the best grass.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Back then, full-length Nasa spacewear shredded record books to tickertape before the sport's governing body banned them and belatedly bolted the stable door.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2021
Though some might argue that horse has already bolted, the US continues to guard the stable door.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2016
Those who have been waiting years for PPI compensation might question whether the government is capable of closing the stable door before the horse has bolted.
From BBC ● May 27, 2011
Samwell Tarly stood in the stable door, a full moon peering over his shoulder.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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