that ship has sailed
that train has left the station

"We should come up with a better name for it, but I guess that ship has sailed."

"My personal view is that ship has sailed," he said of family attractions.

No interest at all in MW3- that ship has sailed.

That ship has sailed; there is no point in continuing to argue about it.

"I think that ship has sailed," he said.

Now they're talking about backing up and finally letting me get those unbundled channels, but I'm afraid that ship has sailed.

The departure from the dock of the wildly popular crew served as an easy metaphor - that ship has sailed.

- that ship has sailed by now - even Google's new Market app selling films and books is about 2 years too late.

But that ship has sailed.

That ship has sailed, I'm afraid.

The idea that "that ship has sailed" for retooling the settop box seems far fetched.

"As long as we stay out of Rorschach-" "That ship has sailed.

forcefeeding a few elaine may or lily tomlin vehicles to da yoof might just redress the balance but i fear that ship has sailed until somedy exceptional comes along and delights again.