Question of the Day #999

As for learning from the past, that ship has sailed

From the headline of this article at The Sydney Morning Herald.

  上記の文で、that ship has sailedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "that ship has sailed" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

時すでに遅し

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Some possibility or option is no longer available or likely.

 

Examples

• I've thought about going back to college but I feel like that ship has sailed.
• By the time my boss recommended me for the position that ship had sailed.
• Sorry but that ship has sailed and we're no longer accepting applications.
• A: "I was hoping to get to bed early tonight, but clearly, that ship has sailed." B: "Well, yeah, it's already midnight."
• If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that ship has sailed—she's going to the dance with Peter.

   

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