Meaning of cry over spilt milk | Babel Free
Definitions
To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.
idiomatic, informal
Equivalents
Čeština
plakat nad rozlitým mlékem
Français
pleurer sur le lait renversé
Polski
płakać 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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.