[释义] 一句话说出了口,就是套上四匹马拉的车也难追上。指话说出口,就不能再收回,一定要算数。
[语出] 《论语·颜渊》:“夫子之说君子也,驷不及舌。” 《邓析子·转辞》:“一言而非,驷马不能追;一言而急,驷马不能及。”
[例句] 大丈夫~,岂有翻悔之理! ◎元·李寿卿《伍员吹箫》第三折
[英译] what has been said cannot be unsaid;A word spoken is past recalling; A word published cannot be recalled