- Literally
- Asking for the house after drinking water is called the Patel's house.
- What it means
- It is too late to take precautions after the damage is done.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- No weeping for shed milk.It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse is stolen.
Also said as
- દીકરી દેઈને પૂછે કુળ, તેનું નામ બીજો ઘર;
- આંગળી ઘાલી પૂછે દર, તેનું નામ ત્રીજો ઘર;
- બાથ ભીડીને પૂછે બળ, તેનું નામ ચોથો ઘર.
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