百度百科:开弓没有回头箭,kāi gōng méi yǒu huítóujiàn,俗语,意思是拉开弓就要把箭射出去。
英语翻译:to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks; lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); to have to finish what one started; fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back