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.
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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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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 24 May. 2025.
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