the die is cast | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Aconclusiveactionhas beentaken, soeventswillproceedin anirreversiblemanner; thepoint of no returnhas beenpassed; thefutureisdetermined; there are no moreoptions.Synonyms:genie is out of the bottle,les jeux sont faits,you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube,you can't unring a bell[1634,H. H., “[Dedication by H. H.]”, inT[homas] H[erbert],A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia,[…], London:[…]William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome,→OCLC:Is the die caſt, muſt / At this one throvv all thou haſt gaind be loſt? / The VVorlds a Lott'ry; He that dravves may vvin: / VVho nothing ventur's, looks for nothing;[…]]1879,George Meredith, “At the Railway Station”, inThe Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative.[…], volume II, London:C[harles]Kegan Paul & Co.,[…],→OCLC,page188:The die is cast. I cannot go back. I must get ready. Will you see me to the station?

Examples:

EN: "My dear," she said, "the die is cast. "The vows have been spoken. The rice has been thrown.
ES: Querido, dijo, la suerte está echada, se han dicho los discursos, se ha tirado el arroz.
EN: But whether I have or not, the die is cast.
ES: "Pero en cualquier caso, la suerte está echada".
EN: We all enter this reluctantly, but the die is cast.
ES: Nadie deseaba llegar a esta situación, pero la suerte está echada.
EN: Now, the die is cast, but you must perish -- and before you expire, you must learn that the path of virtue is not always the safest.
ES: Ahora, morirás pero deberás antes padecer Y antes de morir, debes aprender que el camino de la virtud no siempre es el más seguro.
EN: Dad, the die is cast
ES: Papá, el tema está zanjado.
EN: No sir, the die is cast.
ES: No, señor.
EN: It is surprising, is it not, how soon in life the die is cast?
ES: ¿Es sorprendente, no es cierto lo pronto que queda marcado nuestro camino?
EN: Lem, the die is cast.
ES: Lem, "alea jacta est".
EN: I do believe the die is cast, however.
ES: Yo creo que la longevidad es hereditaria.
EN: I think the die is cast.
ES: Creo que la suerte está echada.
EN: They take the oath, the die is cast, blood happens.
ES: Ellos toman el juramento, la suerte está echada, la sangre corre.
EN: I appreciate the sentiment, but the die is cast.
ES: Gracias. Aprecio su solidaridad, pero ya no hay nada que hacer.
EN: Some people claim the die is cast at age three...
ES: Mientras algunos afirman que la suerte... está echada a la edad de tres años...
EN: But the die is cast.
ES: pero el dado fue lanzado.
EN: One day, when the die is cast the last time... When all is over, awaken - like a dream.
ES: Un día, tras la última tirada de dados, cuando todo se haya acabado, saldremos de nuestro sueño y nos diremos:

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