A lo hecho, pecho

Meaning: What's done is done; face the consequences bravely.

Literally: To what is done, chest

Example: “Ya firmaste el contrato; a lo hecho, pecho.” — You've already signed the contract: what's done is done, so face it.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, and 4 more languages

English: Don't cry over spilled milk
French: Ce qui est fait est fait (literally: What is done is done)
Japanese: 覆水盆に返らず (Fukusui bon ni kaerazu) (literally: Spilled water doesn't return to the basin)
German: Geschehen ist geschehen (literally: What has happened has happened)
Italian: Cosa fatta capo ha (literally: A thing done is done)
Dutch: Gedane zaken nemen geen keer (literally: Done things don't turn back)
Polish: Co się stało, to się nie odstanie (literally: What has happened can't un-happen)
Chinese: 覆水难收 (Fù shuǐ nán shōu) (literally: Spilled water is hard to gather back)
Turkish: Geçmişe mazi, yenmişe kuzu derler (literally: The past is past, and what's eaten is called lamb)

Origin: Pecho is the chest: you put your chest forward to take what comes. The rhyme of hecho and pecho carries it.

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