どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

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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 hourhave not thy cloak to make when it begins to raindon't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolenbraiding the rope only after the thief is caught