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どろぼうとなわな 泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
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​Proverb, See also 泥縄 どろなわ, See also 泥縄式 どろなわしき
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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】

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