生米做成熟饭
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lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom)
fig. it is done and can't be changed
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It's too late to change anything now.
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- raw rice made into cooked rice
- Meaning
- What is done is done and cannot be changed; a fait accompli. Like 'the die is cast'.
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