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泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう
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JMdict 200217
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泥
棒
捕
縄
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泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う
泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう
Reading
どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
Crossref
泥縄・どろなわ
泥縄式・どろなわしき
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Translation dut
± de put dempen als het kalf verdronken is
± de stal sluiten als het paard gestolen is
Translation eng
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
Translation ger
ein Seil erst drehen, wenn der Dieb gefangen ist (als Beispiel für mangelnde Vorbereitung)
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