- lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
- fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
- leave the past behind
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- once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
This idiom suggests that one should not revisit past choices or relationships once they have decided to move on, promoting the idea of progress and leaving the past behind.
She has already left that relationship, so a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again.
He changed jobs and feels that he shouldn't dwell on the old company anymore.
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hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo好马不吃回头草a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch againBié别huí tóu回头don't look backxiàng qián向前zǒu走move forwardfàng xià放下guò qù过去let go of the pastjì xù继续qián jìn前进continue moving aheadbù fù不复huí tóu回头never look backzhēn xī珍惜dāng xià当下cherish the presentdǎ pò打破cháng guī常规break the routinechóng xīn kāi shǐ重新开始start anewyǒng wǎng zhí qián勇往直前forge ahead courageouslyxuǎn zé选择xiàng qián向前choose to move forward