unring



unring a bell

To rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially that which is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Just as a bell cannot be "unrung," this is usually a futile effort. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, we can't unring a bell. You may think your lawyers can unring a bell, but I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon.
See also: bell, unring

you can't unring a bell

You can't rescind information that has been shared publicly, especially when it is damaging to a person or organization's reputation. Attempting to do so is usually as futile as "unringing" a bell. How confident are you in this information? Because once we announce it, there's no changing it—you can't unring a bell. You can't unring a bell, even with the best lawyers. So I doubt this scandal is going away anytime soon.
See also: bell, unring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elfreda[el'fri:də]
Zinaidazee-nah-EE-dahRussian
Datu-Tagalog
JiŘÍ-Czech
Gail[geil]
Juan (1)HWAHN (Spanish), JOO-ahn (Manx)Spanish, Manx