cry over spilled milk

Meaning: to regret something past; useless to grieve over unchangeable events.

Language: English

Literally: to cry over spilled milk

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Spilled milk cannot be recovered; literal futility of regret.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• hard pill to swallow — difficult to accept; unpleasant truth or reality.
• Hair of the dog — A morning drink taken to cure a hangover.
• Das ist mir Wurst — I couldn't care less either way.
• Jetzt geht's um die Wurst — Now it's crunch time — everything is at stake.
• Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca — To want to have it both ways.
• 鯖を読む — To fudge the numbers in your favor, especially your age.

More English idioms

• white as a sheet — extremely pale; shocked or frightened.
• go pear-shaped — to go wrong; to develop badly; to become misshapen.
• be on cloud nine — to be extremely happy; in a state of bliss.
• get a kick out of something — to enjoy something greatly; to find something amusing.
• sharp as a tack — intelligent; quick-witted; keen-minded.
• run it up the flagpole — to test an idea; to present something for approval or feedback.

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