"das Kind fällt in den Brunnen" meaning in German

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “the child falls into the well”. From a now unused proverb where the farmer only sets out to cover his well when a child (or a calf, or the like) has already drowned in it.",
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          "english": "(literally, “When the child has fallen into the well,...”)",
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          "english": "(literally, “...before the child falls into the well.”)",
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        "a disaster happens or becomes inevitable; it is too late for precautions that should have been taken earlier"
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  "word": "das Kind fällt in den Brunnen"
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