駟しも舌したに及およばず

expression

rumors travel faster than a four-horse carriage; a word once uttered cannot be recalled

Proverb warning that spoken words spread quickly and cannot be taken back, much like a fast carriage. Rare in modern conversation; mainly encountered in classical or literary contexts.

• 「駟しも舌したに及およばず」ということわざは、一いち度ど口くちにした言こと葉ばは取とり返かえせないと戒いましめている。

  The proverb 'shimo shita ni oyobazu' warns that a word once spoken cannot be taken back.