an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
Something that is helpful only after one is already injured or in trouble. The idea is that, while an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff can help people who fall off the cliff, a fence at the top would be more beneficial. Services like this, which only help kids once they've gotten into significant trouble, are like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff.
See also: ambulance, bottom, cliff, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- cliff
- dispatch (someone or something) from (some place)
- dispatch from
- do (someone or oneself) no favors
- do somebody no favours
- draw upon (someone or something)
- stay away
- stay away (from someone or something)
- remain away
- remain away (from someone or something)