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