a team of four horses
Even four horses cannot take back what one has said.
一言既出,驷马难追。
—— 给力词典精选So then it was too late to retract.
但一言既出,驷马难追。
—— 辞典例句He had decided, and it was irrevocable.
他决心已定, 驷马难追。
—— 辞典例句As the saying goes, a word spoken can never be taken back.
古语说, 一言既出,驷马难追。
—— 给力词典精选