Learn English – Idiom for “you can’t undo the effects of having said something”

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I once read an idiom which means you can't undo the effects of having said something, but couldn't recollect it now.

I searched on google and also on stack exchange to find out but in vain.

Can you please tell me the idioms that have the meaning as mentioned above?

Best Answer

Sounds like you found the one you were looking for, but there are a number of other English idioms that also might work, depending on how exactly you are using them:

  • "You can't unring a bell" (or perhaps "you can't unring that bell")
  • "You can't unscramble an egg"
  • Saying something you later regret is "putting your foot in your mouth"
  • "Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted" is doing something too late.