泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う、泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう
どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
dorobouwotoraetenawawonau
JMdict entry #2831326
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expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'u' ending
proverb
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: 泥縄・どろなわ, 泥縄式・どろなわしき