the damage is done

English

Phrase

the damage is done

1. The harm has occurred, and nothing can be done to prevent it now; it might have been preventable, but cannot be prevented retroactively.

   By the time Jack can get there it will be too late. The damage will have been done.

Translations

Translations

• Danish: skaden er sket
• Finnish: vahinko on jo tapahtunut
• French: le mal est fait (fr)
• Portuguese: o mal está feito

See also

• no use crying over spilt milk
• the die is cast
• what's done is done
• you can't unring a bell
• you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

Further reading

• “the damage is done”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.