Rubicon
/ˈruːbɪkən/noun
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वापसी न हो सकने वाला बिंदु, निर्णायक सीमा
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noun
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[singular]
a point after which a decision cannot be changed or reversed
वापसी न हो सकने वाला बिंदु, निर्णायक सीमा
- Once the contract was signed, the Rubicon had been crossed.
- By resigning in public, the director had crossed the Rubicon.
- By accepting the offer, she had crossed the Rubicon and could not turn back.
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- The company crossed the Rubicon when it signed the merger deal.
- Once the board announced the closure, it had crossed the Rubicon.
Synonyms point of no return
¶Idioms 1
cross the Rubicon
to take an action or make a decision that you cannot reverse and that will have important results
ऐसा निर्णायक कदम उठाना जिससे पीछे न हटा जा सके, आर-पार का फ़ैसला करना
- When he resigned from his government job, he crossed the Rubicon.
- The company crossed the Rubicon by entering the foreign market.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Rubicon, a small river in northern Italy, which Julius Caesar crossed with his army in 49 BC, starting a civil war.
यह उत्तरी इटली की छोटी नदी Rubicon से आया है, जिसे Julius Caesar ने 49 BC में अपनी सेना के साथ पार किया था और गृहयुद्ध शुरू हो गया था।