you can't unring a bell

proverb You can't rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially when it is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Attempting to do so is usually as futile as "unringing" a bell. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, there's no changing it—you can't unring a bell. You can't unring a bell, even with the best lawyers. So I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon.

词组	you can't unring a bell
释义	you can't unring a bell you can't unring a bell proverb You can't rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially when it is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Attempting to do so is usually as futile as "unringing" a bell. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, there's no changing it—you can't unring a bell. You can't unring a bell, even with the best lawyers. So I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon. See also: bell, unring Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village a man is judged by the company he keeps a man is known by the company he keeps best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men bad habits die hard References in periodicals archive There's an old saying that you can't unring a bell, but you can stop pulling the rope. And now for something completely different: honesty, courage, and starting over
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