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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From ambushes to surveillance to defoliation to airstrikes, there's no going back. Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 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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“There's no going back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%27s%20no%20going%20back. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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