"myöhäistä hiiren haukotella kun on kissan suussa" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Forms: "it's too late for a mouse to yawn when in a cat's mouth" [literally]
Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=myöhäistä hiiren haukotella kun on kissan suussa}} myöhäistä hiiren haukotella kun on kissan suussa
  1. there's no use in closing the stable door after the horse has bolted Synonyms: puoliksi before kissan, jo before kissan, the above, comma before kun
    Sense id: en-myöhäistä_hiiren_haukotella_kun_on_kissan_suussa-fi-proverb-fm2vgjRC Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs

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