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"Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted" nghĩa là gì?
23 Jan, 2017
Giữ chồng như giữ bò, chớ để sổng chuồng. Photo courtesy Lars Plougmann.
'Lock/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted' nghĩa là cố gắng ngăn cản một điều gì đã xảy ra rồi, hành động quá muộn (to try to prevent something that has already happened; to act too late); 'mất bò mới lo làm chuồng'.
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Although the stolen information is already in the hands of The Impact Team, the site is now offering users the ability to delete accounts free of charge. “As our customers’ privacy is of the utmost concern to us, we are now offering our full-delete option free to any member, in light of today’s news,” the statement says. It is not clear whether the move is intended to assuage some of the hackers demands or simply an attempt to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Millican is not the first stand-up to lash out. In February 2009 the comedian Lee Hurst was fined £60 after pleading guilty to smashing an audience member’s mobile phone. He claimed other writers were copying his jokes and selling them to television shows. One wonders, though, if the likes of Hurst and Millican aren’t trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted. Look up any comedian on YouTube and there are numerous pirated clips. One of Millican, viewed by 315,000 people, shows her at the Hammersmith Apollo. It wasn’t uploaded by the BBC.
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