cry over spilt milk

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Española lo hecho, pecho llorar por la leche derramada llorar sobre la leche derramada

Françaispleurer sur le lait renversé

Portuguêschorar pelo leite derramado chorar sobre leite derramado chorar sobre o leite derramado

7 more languages

العربيةلَا تَبْكِ عَلَى اَلْحَلِيب اَلْمَسْكُوب

Češtinaplakat nad rozlitým mlékem

Suomiitkeä maahan kaatunutta maitoa

Magyareső után köpönyeg veszett fejsze nyele

Italianoinutile piangere sul latte versato non piangere sul latte versato

日本語死んだ子の年を数える

Polskipłakać nad rozlanym mlekiem

Examples

“'Tis a Folly to cry ⟳ for spilt Milk.”

“The Willington Mare, when she started so fast, Ah! we little thought then that the race ⟳ was her last ⟳: Accurst be the stake that was stained with her blood! But, why cry ⟳ for spilt milk?—May the next be as good.”

“There's no more time for crying over spilled milk Now it's time for crying in your beer”

“Don't you bloody dare cry ⟳ over spilt milk. You only have ⟳ yourself to blame ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

cry someone a river cry stinking fish cry the blues cry uncle cry up cry wolf

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