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开弓没有回头箭

kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

Definitions

  • lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  • fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  • to have to finish what one started
  • to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks