lock the barn door after the horse is gone, phrase
To fix something, or be more careful, after what you are trying to avaiod has already happened.
Bob: "After all the theft from the boys' locker room at the public school they finally decided to install padlocks."
Greg: "Kind of locking the barn door after the horse is gone isn't it?"
Added on June 8, 2012 by Brent
Taking caution in your actions without causing much haste.
Added on May 8, 2011 by danielslaughter
rabbit ears, phrase
/rah-bit eerz/
Indoor television antennae, usually covered with balls of aluminum foil used for getting the 2-3 channels available. Must be frequently repositioned.
That's right Susie! Hold the rabbit ears right like that so we can see Walter Cronkite clearly.
Added on May 14, 2011 by Cheryl S