一言既出,驷马难追 [yī yán jì chū,sì mǎ nán zhuī]
1 话已说出口,就是四匹马拉的车也无法追回。形容说话要算数,说出就不能收回。
英 what has been said cannot be unsaid; A word spoken is past recalling; A word published cannot be recalled;
1 亦作“一言已出,駟马难追”。
1 (谚语)一句话说出口,就是四匹马拉的车也追不上。比喻话已说出口,难再收回。