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Englishwater under the bridge
Meaning: Past and finished; over and done with.
Example: “We argued years ago, but that's water under the bridge now.”
Origin: The expression makes the analogy of life as a river of water. The water that has passed under the bridge is that part of a person's life that is past.
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