- mend the fold after the sheep have been stolen; lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; mend the fold after a sheep is lost; shut the stable door after the steed has been stolen; The sheep has gone astray and its pen must be mended.
亡羊补牢的用法和样例:
例句
贼去关门。;亡羊补牢未为晚矣。
Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.