どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

表記・読み：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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   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

   expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞（う）proverb