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barn door

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1. barn door - Noun

2. barn door - Verb

Meaning

the large sliding door of a barn

Source: WordNet

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barn-door

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I see this fella built like a barn door... and there's all these fox hunters, who didn't like me, screaming and shouting and as I walked past him I looked at him and he hit me with something. John Prescott

He was a devout believer in the second chance. To the man who asked, "What's the point of closing the barn door after the horse has been stolen?” Murray would answer, "The point is that the door is now closed.”. James K. Morrow

Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away. American Proverb

Don't shut the barn door after the horse is stolen. French Proverb

There's no use in closing the barn door after the horse is stolen. American Proverb

At the end of the day, we may find the whole world closed the barn door after the horse got loose. Source: Internet

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