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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.
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See also

unringing unringing a bell unrings unrings a bell unrip unripped

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