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Terms for subject Idiomatic containing слово – не воробей, вылетит – не поймаешь | all forms | in specified order only
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| слово не воробей, а вылетит – не поймаешь | the damage is done (I didn't even know I'd offended her until Colin told me and then it was too late – the damage was done. VLZ_58) |
| слово не воробей, вылетит не поймаешь | a word spoken is past recalling |
| слово-не воробей, вылетит-не поймаешь | you own your own words (george serebryakov) |