point of no return »
The point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law »
One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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screw back »
To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
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the shoe is on the other foot »
The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.
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turn back »
To reverse one's direction and retrace one's steps.
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turn the tables »
To reverse a situation, such that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.
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unring a bell »
To reverse the irreversible.
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unring a bell »
To reverse the ringing of a bell.
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world »
The Universe.
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