放马后炮 meaning in English
fire belated shots; criticize [make comments] on [about] sth. after it is already over; do sth. which no longer needs to be done; mount on [flog] a dead horse; start firing after the enemy has gone
Examples
- Make sure that you do n't wait until problems pile up before making a reckoning -- that would be firing belated shots .
切记不要使问题成了堆，才来一个总结，放马后炮。 - Mulder : just find yourself a man with a spotless genetic makeup and a really high tolerance for being second - guessed and start pumping out the little uber - scully
穆德：替你自己找个基因构造零缺点、又能对被放马后炮有超高容忍度的男人，然后开始制造小超人史卡利。