吐はいた唾つばは飲のめぬMeanings1expressionwords once spoken cannot be taken backproverb›Proverb meaning that once you say something, you cannot unsay it, just as you cannot swallow spit you have already spat out.吐はいた唾つばは飲のめぬから、発はつ言げんには気きをつけなさい。Words once spoken cannot be taken back, so be careful what you say.