どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
N3Expression
Expression, Godan verb (u ending)
starting something in the eleventh hour•have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain•don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen•braiding the rope only after the thief is caught