that ship has sailed
that ship has sailed
Some possibility or option is no longer available or likely. A: "I was hoping to get to bed early tonight, but clearly, that ship has sailed." B: "Well, yeah, it's already midnight." If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that ship has sailed—she's going to the dance with Peter.
See also: sail, ship, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- sail from some place to some place else
- bed down
- bed down (some place)
- bedding
- go to bed with
- go to bed with (one)
- go to bed with somebody
- sail in
- healthy
- early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)