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.

Examples of there's no going back in a Sentence

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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 30 Apr. 2024.

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