arriver comme les carabiniers

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ʁi.ve kɔm le ka.ʁa.bi.nje/
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Verb

arriver comme les carabiniers

  1. (simile) to come a day after the fair, to close the stable door after the horse has bolted
    Synonyms: arriver après la bataille, arriver à la fumée des cierges, (Belgium) arriver comme figues après Pâques
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