no\ use\ crying\ over\ spilled\ milk
- no\ use\ crying\ over\ spilled\ milk
• cry over spilled milk
• cry over spilt milk
• no use crying over spilled milk
• no use crying over spilt milk
v. phr. informal
To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped.
You have lost the game but don't cry over spilt milk.
After the baby tore up Sue's picture book, Sue's mother told her there was no use crying over spilled milk.
make one's bed and lie in it, water over the dam or water under the bridge
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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no use crying over spilled milk — or[no use crying over spilt milk] See: CRY OVER SPILLED MILK … Dictionary of American idioms
no use crying over spilled milk — or[no use crying over spilt milk] See: CRY OVER SPILLED MILK … Dictionary of American idioms
it is no use crying over spilt milk — • it is no use crying over spilt milk • to cry over spilt milk cry or complain about something that has already happened Don t cry over spilt milk. You can never change the past. (from Idioms in Speech) to spend time uselessly regretting… … Idioms and examples
it's no use crying over spilt milk — I it s no use crying over spilt (or spilled) milk see milk II it s no use crying over spilt (or spilled) milk proverb there is no point in regretting something that has already happened and cannot be changed or reversed … Useful english dictionary
cry\ over\ spilled\ milk — • cry over spilled milk • cry over spilt milk • no use crying over spilled milk • no use crying over spilt milk v. phr. informal To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. You… … Словарь американских идиом
cry over spilled milk — phrasal : to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone : complain uselessly * * * cry over spilled milk (US) (or chiefly Brit cry over spilt milk) informal : to be upset about something that has happened and that cannot be… … Useful english dictionary
cry over spilled milk — or[cry over spilt milk] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. * /After the baby tore up Sue s picture book, Sue s mother told her there was no use… … Dictionary of American idioms
cry over spilled milk — or[cry over spilt milk] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. * /After the baby tore up Sue s picture book, Sue s mother told her there was no use… … Dictionary of American idioms
cry\ over\ spilt\ milk — • cry over spilled milk • cry over spilt milk • no use crying over spilled milk • no use crying over spilt milk v. phr. informal To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. You… … Словарь американских идиом
cry over spilt milk — • it is no use crying over spilt milk • to cry over spilt milk cry or complain about something that has already happened Don t cry over spilt milk. You can never change the past. (from Idioms in Speech) to spend time uselessly regretting… … Idioms and examples
