stable

Related to stable: stabile

cleanse the Augean stables

To rid a place or entity of a massive or entrenched accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Heracles (Hercules) was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables—which had not been cleaned in 30 years. The local government is utterly mired in corruption and abuse, so I'm skeptical when some new elected official claims they're going to come in and cleanse the Augean stables.

cleanse the Augean stables of (something)

To rid a place or entity of an accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Hercules was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables, which had not been cleaned in 30 years. When he was elected, he pledged to cleanse the Augean stables of the corruption and abuse that has plagued the local government for decades.

clear the Augean stables

clear the Augean stables of (something)

To rid a place or entity of a massive or entrenched accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Hercules was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables, which had not been cleaned in 30 years. When he was elected, he pledged to clear the Augean stables of the corruption and abuse that has plagued the local government for decades.

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, stable

closing the stable door after the horse has bolted

Trying to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. If you try to replace the oil filter on the engine now, you're just closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, closing, door, horse, stable

lock the barn door after the horse has bolted

To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. My father quit smoking after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but I'm afraid he's locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. My father quit smoking after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but I'm afraid he's locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, door, horse, lock, stable

lock the stable door after the horse is stolen

See also: after, door, horse, lock, stable, stolen

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

and Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.

Prov. To try to prevent something that has already happened; to act too late. When Ray heard that the bank had failed, he tried to withdraw his money, but there was no money to withdraw. He was shutting the stable door after the horse had bolted. Jenny has stopped smoking since the doctor told her that her lungs were in bad shape, but I'm afraid she's locking the stable door after the horse is stolen.

See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lock the barn door after the horse has bolted

Also, lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. Take precautions after damage has occurred. For example, After the burglary they installed an alarm system, but it's locking the barn door, or Deciding to negotiate now after they've been fired-that's a matter of locking the stable door after the horse is stolen . These expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late have long been proverbs in many languages and first appeared in English in the mid-1300s.

See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

BRITISH or

close the barn door after the horse has bolted

AMERICAN

If someone's action is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, it is too late because the thing it is designed to prevent has already happened. It is nice to see the water company offering a reward to catch the fish killers, even though it might look like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. People have been complaining about a strong smell of gas for seven years. This is closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. Note: This expression is often varied. For instance, you can use shut instead of close, and words such as gone or escaped instead of bolted. The children should have been vaccinated earlier. It seems like they are shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Note: People sometimes just say close the stable door or close the barn door. Journalists exposed the fraud, since when the regulators have been scuttling to close the stable door.

See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, stable

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

shut (or lock) the stable door after the horse has bolted

try to avoid or prevent something bad or unwelcome when it is already too late to do so. proverb

This saying dates back to medieval times. Until the late 19th century it was used in the form shut the stable door after the steed is stolen .

See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

shut/lock/close the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted

(British English) (American English shut, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped) take action to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened: Last week all their silver was stolen; this week they’re putting in a burglar alarm! That’s really shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, lock, shut, stable

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to

To take precautions after damage has been done. This proverb, found in many languages, first appeared in a French collection of ca. 1190 and found its way into a Middle English manuscript, Douce MS, by about 1350. It has been repeated ever since. Stanley Walker poked fun at it (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941): “He locked the stable door while they were putting the cart before the horse.”

See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock, stable

shut the stable door

See lock the barn door.

词组	stable
释义	stable Related to stable: stabile cleanse the Augean stables To rid a place or entity of a massive or entrenched accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Heracles (Hercules) was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables—which had not been cleaned in 30 years. The local government is utterly mired in corruption and abuse, so I'm skeptical when some new elected official claims they're going to come in and cleanse the Augean stables. See also: Augean, cleanse, stable cleanse the Augean stables of (something) To rid a place or entity of an accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Hercules was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables, which had not been cleaned in 30 years. When he was elected, he pledged to cleanse the Augean stables of the corruption and abuse that has plagued the local government for decades. See also: Augean, cleanse, of, stable clear the Augean stables To rid a place or entity of a massive or entrenched accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Heracles (Hercules) was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables—which had not been cleaned in 30 years. The local government is utterly mired in corruption and abuse, so I'm skeptical when some new elected official claims they're going to come in and clear the Augean stables. See also: Augean, clear, stable clear the Augean stables of (something) To rid a place or entity of a massive or entrenched accumulation of something (often corruption). In Greek mythology, Hercules was tasked with cleansing the Augean stables, which had not been cleaned in 30 years. When he was elected, he pledged to clear the Augean stables of the corruption and abuse that has plagued the local government for decades. See also: Augean, clear, of, stable close the stable door after the horse has bolted To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the stable door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, stable closing the stable door after the horse has bolted Trying to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. If you try to replace the oil filter on the engine now, you're just closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, bolt, closing, door, horse, stable lock the barn door after the horse has bolted To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. My father quit smoking after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but I'm afraid he's locking the barn door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock lock the stable door after the horse has bolted To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. My father quit smoking after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but I'm afraid he's locking the stable door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, bolt, door, horse, lock, stable lock the stable door after the horse is stolen To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. My father quit smoking after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but I'm afraid he's locking the stable door after the horse is stolen. See also: after, door, horse, lock, stable, stolen shut the stable door after the horse has bolted To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done. It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. and Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. Prov. To try to prevent something that has already happened; to act too late. When Ray heard that the bank had failed, he tried to withdraw his money, but there was no money to withdraw. He was shutting the stable door after the horse had bolted. Jenny has stopped smoking since the doctor told her that her lungs were in bad shape, but I'm afraid she's locking the stable door after the horse is stolen. See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lock the barn door after the horse has bolted Also, lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. Take precautions after damage has occurred. For example, After the burglary they installed an alarm system, but it's locking the barn door, or Deciding to negotiate now after they've been fired-that's a matter of locking the stable door after the horse is stolen . These expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late have long been proverbs in many languages and first appeared in English in the mid-1300s. See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. close the stable door after the horse has bolted BRITISH or close the barn door after the horse has bolted AMERICAN If someone's action is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, it is too late because the thing it is designed to prevent has already happened. It is nice to see the water company offering a reward to catch the fish killers, even though it might look like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. People have been complaining about a strong smell of gas for seven years. This is closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. Note: This expression is often varied. For instance, you can use shut instead of close, and words such as gone or escaped instead of bolted. The children should have been vaccinated earlier. It seems like they are shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Note: People sometimes just say close the stable door or close the barn door. Journalists exposed the fraud, since when the regulators have been scuttling to close the stable door. See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, stable Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. shut (or lock) the stable door after the horse has bolted try to avoid or prevent something bad or unwelcome when it is already too late to do so. proverb This saying dates back to medieval times. Until the late 19th century it was used in the form shut the stable door after the steed is stolen . See also: after, bolt, door, horse, shut, stable Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary shut/lock/close the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted (British English) (American English shut, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped) take action to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened: Last week all their silver was stolen; this week they’re putting in a burglar alarm! That’s really shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. See also: after, bolt, close, door, horse, lock, shut, stable Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to To take precautions after damage has been done. This proverb, found in many languages, first appeared in a French collection of ca. 1190 and found its way into a Middle English manuscript, Douce MS, by about 1350. It has been repeated ever since. Stanley Walker poked fun at it (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941): “He locked the stable door while they were putting the cart before the horse.” See also: after, barn, bolt, door, horse, lock, stable shut the stable door See lock the barn door. See also: door, shut, stable The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: Augean cleanse cleanse the Augean stables clear the Augean stables clear the Augean stables of (something) cleanse the Augean stables of (something) a Pandora's box Pandora's box open (a) Pandora's box Pandora References in periodicals archive --$105.7 million class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable; Fitch Affirms WFCM 2016-C37 outlooks to negative from stable. For full details, please refer to the Moody's announces impact of the Province of Ontario's negative outlook on related ratings More than 50 riders from different stables took part in yesterday's event. Shaikh Ebrahim races to victory There tends to be a total lack of understanding of what stable value funds are and why you would use a stable value fund versus a money-market fund, says Dorann Cafaro, a consultant with Cafaro Greenleaf LLC in Little Silver, New Jersey. Stable Value - Slow and Steady This identification of Bartonella DNA is the first associated with horn and stable flies and the first identification of B. Bartonella spp. DNA associated with biting flies from California We calculated values for endogenous Pb accumulated from the 1-year oral Pb dosing period (i.e., inherent Pb) and for the contribution from the oral and intravenous stable Pb isotope tracers. Oral Succimer Decreases the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Lead in Juvenile Monkeys --$40,961,000(b) class X-B 'AA-sf'; Outlook Stable; Fitch Affirms CSMC 2016-NXSR - IDBI Bank Ltd (deposits B3 stable, BFSR D-/BCA ba3 stable) Moody's downgrades 11 banks' subdebt ratings in India on increased bail-in risk Lower Tier II Bonds Programme 575 575 LAAA (stable) LAAA (stable) LAAA (stable) -Canara Bank' Lower Tier II bonds programme rating by ICRA remains unchanged In the week that it was announced Kilbeggan is to receive E2m to build a new weighing room and buy extra land, not one cent is going to the stable yard, which is in a dilapidated state. Letter: Stable staff conditions at Kilbeggan beyond a joke Only when chemists engage in forced matchmaking do some of these gases react with other elements to form stable, neutral compounds. HArF! Argon's not so noble after all Overall Stable Performance and Loss Expectations Since Issuance: The affirmations reflect the overall stable performance and loss expectations since issuance. Fitch Affirms WFCM 2016-NXS5 A stable woman from Newmarket wrote to me this week. Away with the 'lads' "Classical physics can't account for the fact that matter is stable and occupies space," says Mary Beth Ruskai, a mathematical physicist at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. The stability of matter: why matter neither collapses nor explodes --$86,548,000 class 1M-1 notes 'BBB-sf'; Outlook Stable; Fitch Expects to Rate Fannie Mae's Connecticut Ave Securities, Series 2018-C06; Presale Issued
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