поезд ушёл(informal: Used in reference to an opportunity that has passed or a situation that can no longer be changed. also: that ship has already sailed; that train has left the station: ‘we're good friends but I don't think we'll ever be anything more to each other–that ship has sailed'lettim)
закулиса(в правительстве, спецслужбах: Some viewers have suggested that his initial 'giant' video was genuine and that the young man either really did raise the ire of the proverbial 'powers that be' or he was so overcome with paranoia that he believed this was the case.coasttocoastam.comART Vancouver)