piangere sul latte versato
Meaning: Waste time regretting something that cannot be changed or undone.
Language: Italian
Literally: to cry over spilled milk
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Italian peasant culture where wasting dairy was tragic loss; lamenting it afterward was pointless and futile.
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