人ひとの口くちに戸とは立たてられず

expression

people will talk; you can't stop people from talking

Proverb meaning that you cannot prevent people from gossiping or spreading rumors, just as you cannot put a door on someone's mouth.

• 人ひとの口くちに戸とは立たてられず、秘ひ密みつはすぐに広ひろまった。

  People will talk, and the secret quickly spread.

• 人ひとの口くちに戸とは立たてられずというから、あまり気きにしないほうがいい。

  They say you can't stop people from talking, so it's better not to worry too much.