there's no going back

idiom

—used to say that once a person has done or decided something it cannot be changed

I've already signed the contract, so there's no going back now.

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Yes, but: Townsend says there's no going back on I-82. —

Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 There are plenty of people coming out to say 'I wasn't protected,' and now there's no going back. —

Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 Getting Ahead What's clear is that there's no going back to traditional marketing and campaign measurement approaches. —

Katie Madding, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 What's clear is that there's no going back to traditional marketing and campaign measurement approaches. —

Katie Madding, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

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