Definition of 泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う (どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう)

どろぼうとなわな

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

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View details for kanji: 泥View details for kanji: 棒View details for kanji: 捕View details for kanji: 縄View details for kanji: 綯
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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(proverb)
See also:泥縄 (どろなわ),  泥縄式 (どろなわしき)
Other readings:
泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう【どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう】
Related Kanji
泥 mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
棒 rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
捕 catch, capture
縄 straw rope, cord
綯 twist, make rope