Example sentences

1. 泥棒を見て縄をなう。

   To braid the rope only after the thief is caught.

2. 強盗は私を後ろ手に縄で縛った。

   The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.

3. 禍福は糾える縄の如し。

   When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.