Katy bar the door

Katy bar the door
Meaning
Take precautions; there's trouble ahead.
Origin
One suggestion as to the origin of this is that it originates with an English folk song in which a husband and wife argue and refuse to speak to each other. When the husband fails to ask his wife Katy to bar the door the house is burgled.

Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.

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