die is cast

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die is cast

Prov. A process is past the point of no return. (The die is one of a pair of dice. The cast means thrown. This phrase [in Latin] was said by Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon with his legions, starting a civil war.) After that speech favoring reform of the education system, the die is cast. This is now a campaign issue. The die is cast. There is no turning back on this point.

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Whether we have acted rightly or wrongly is another question, but the die is cast," he said, passing from Russian to French, "and we are bound together for life. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Well, then, Ida, the die is cast, and we will call upon Mrs. Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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