idiom
the die is cast
the DY iz KAST
ðə daɪ ɪz kɑːstListen
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Syllable breakdown
thedieiscast
Dictionary meaning
an irreversible decision has been made and events are now set in motion; there is no going back; from Julius Caesar's words when he crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BC, committing himself to civil war; die here refers to a singular dice whose throw determines fate
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