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Meaning of unring a bell | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To reverse the irreversible; to perform the impossible.

idiomatic

Examples

“"We can't unring any bells here. There's no point in trying to second-guess anyone right now. What's done is done."”

““We move for a mistrial based on the testimony this morning,” Blanche said. “There’s no way to unring that bell, in our view.””

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

unringing unringing a bell unrings unrings a bell unrip unripped