unring a bell

To rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially that which is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Just as a bell cannot be "unrung," this is usually a futile effort. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, we can't unring a bell. You may think your lawyers can unring a bell, but I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon.

词组	unring a bell
释义	unring a bell unring a bell To rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially that which is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Just as a bell cannot be "unrung," this is usually a futile effort. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, we can't unring a bell. You may think your lawyers can unring a bell, but I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon. See also: bell, unring Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: unring you can't unring a bell the toothpaste is out of the tube character character assassination place (one) in an awkward position place in an awkward position put (one) in an awkward position put in an awkward position a good name is sooner lost than won References in periodicals archive SOMEONE once said trying to squash a rumour is like trying to unring a bell. I can tell you from personal experience that's it's almost impossible to unring a bell - the best bet is to restrain the barman before he rings it. SOMEONE once said trying to [...]; RESULT!
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