B2idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
the point of no return
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the stage when you can no longer change your mind or go back
Often with 'reach' or 'pass'. Use 'no', not 'not', before 'return'.
In context
Once we paid the deposit, we had reached the point of no return.
Scientists warn that some climate changes may soon pass the point of no return.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens