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泥棒どろぼうを捕とらえて縄なわを綯なう

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Inflections 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
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    1. 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
      See also: 泥縄 (どろなわ), 泥縄式 (どろなわしき)
Kanji
泥 デイ mud, mire, adhere to 棒 ボウ rod, stick, cane 捕 ホ catch, capture 縄 ジョウ straw rope, cord 綯 トウ twist, make rope
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