Codi pais ar ôl piso
Meaning: Fretting over what's already done.
Language: Welsh
Literally: Lifting the petticoat after peeing
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A blunt, humorous Welsh image for the pointlessness of taking action far too late to matter.
Equivalents in other languages
- Italian: piangere sul latte versato — literally: to cry over spilled milk
- English: cry over spilled milk — literally: to cry over spilled milk
More idioms — Daily Life
- Ní neart go cur le chéile — Strength comes from working together.
- Imíonn an tuirse is fanann an tairbhe — Hard work's reward outlasts the toil.
- Ne pas être sorti de l'auberge — To be far from done with one's troubles.
- To show your true colors — To reveal your real character at last.
- To let off steam — To release pent-up emotion or stress.
- To face the music — To confront the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
More Welsh idioms
- Rhedeg fel cath i gythraul — To run frantically fast.
- Siarad fel pwll y môr — To talk endlessly without pause.
- Tynnu blewyn o drwyn — To provoke or tease someone.
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