Meaning of spilt milk | Babel Free

Definitions

Something that cannot be undone.

idiomatic, uncountable

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Examples

“It is not only lost, but in its spilling stains and spoils gown or carpet, and should it fall⟳ upon the bare ground, can add⟳ nothing to the producing powers of the earth; it is always just spilt milk, and not worth crying over.”

“Even looking back is foolish—that's just spilt milk. You've got just two possibilities: stop⟳ dead in your tracks, or go on.”

“One might wish⟳ that Bruckner had stood up absolutely to these well-meaning, unscrupulous, and not impressively talented students of his, but that would mean⟳ entirely remodeling his personality — and thus, surely, his music. In any event, it is a matter⟳ now of spilt milk.”

“I don't know⟳. We'll probably never discover⟳ it. Let⟳ it go. It's just spilt milk. All water under the bridge.”

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