that ship has sailed
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Phrase
edit- (originally US) That opportunity has already passed; it is too late to do anything about it.
- 1995 November, “The One Where Ross Finds Out”, in Friends, season 2, episode 7 (television production), spoken by Ross (David Schwimmer):
- The point is I… I don't need this right now, OK. It, it's too late, I'm with somebody else, I'm happy. This ship has sailed.
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