you can't unring a bell

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you can't unring a bell

proverb

Some things cannot be undone.
Similar: you can't put the shit back in the horse, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

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"you can't unring a bell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/you%20can't%20unring%20a%20bell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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you can't unring a bell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/you%20can't%20unring%20a%20bell

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"you can't unring a bell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/you%20can't%20unring%20a%20bell.

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@misc{you_can_t_unring_a_bell_2026,
  title = {you can't unring a bell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/you%20can't%20unring%20a%20bell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}