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lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. A proverb.
After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen.
lock, stock, and barrel
Everything; completely.
The robbers emptied the whole house - lock, stock, and barrel.
lodge a complaint
To make a complaint; complain.
If our neighbors don't stop this constant noise, I will have to lodge a complaint with the management.
long and short of it
The essence; the whole story in a nutshell.
The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn't really want to find a job.
long ball
A baseball hit far enough to be a home run.
The White Sox need a player who can hit the long ball.
long face
pull a long face
A sad look; disappointed look. Often used in the phrase pull a long face.
Don't pull a long face when I tell you to go to bed.
He told the story with a long face.
long haul
long pull
A long distance or trip.
It is a long haul to drive across the country.
A long length of time during which work continues or something is done; a long time of trying. Often used in the phrase over the long haul.
Over the long haul, an expensive pair of shoes may save you money.
A boy crippled by polio may learn to walk again, but it may be a long haul.
longhair
A male hippie.
Who's that longhair? - It's Joe.
An intellectual who prefers classical music to jazz or acid rock.
Catwallender is a regular longhair; he never listens to modern jazz.
Pertaining to classical art forms, primarily in dancing and music.
Cut out that longhair Mozart Symphony and put on a decent pop record!