开弓没有回头箭 [ kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn ]

基本释义

比喻做事认定方向,决不反悔。高云览《小城春秋》第三十章:“告诉你,我 吴七 开弓没有回头箭,冤仇要结就结到底!”《花城》1981年增刊:“开弓没有回头箭,不要说 灵岩寺 回不去,就是能够回去,洒家也不去。”

英文翻译

to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks; lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); to have to finish what one started; fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back