Shut the stable after the horses have fled/ It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
To try to fix a problem only after the damage has already been done; to act too late.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
סָגַר אֶת הָאֻורְוָוה אַחֲרֵי שֶׁהַסּוּסִים בָּרְחוּ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: פָּעַל לְתִיקּוּן הַבְּעָיָה לְאַחַר שֶׁנִּגְרַם כְּבָר הַנֶּזֶק. פָּתַר אֶת הַבְּעָיָה בְּאִחוּר.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)