Your quarrel with Lena is water over the dam; now you ought to concentrate on getting along with her.
•George and I were friends once, but that's all water under the bridge now.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
water under the bridge — See: WATER OVER THE DAM … Dictionary of American idioms
water under the bridge — If something belongs to the past and isn t important or troubling any more, it is water under the bridge … The small dictionary of idiomes
water\ under\ the\ bridge — • water over the dam • water under the bridge n. phr. Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed. Since the sweater is too small already, don t worry about its shrinking; that s water over the dam. Compare: cry over spilled milk … Словарь американских идиом
water under the bridge — ► water under the bridge (or N. Amer. water over the dam) past events that are over and done with. Main Entry: ↑water … English terms dictionary
water under the bridge — the past, history That failure is water under the bridge. Let s not live in the past … English idioms
water under the bridge — noun past events to be put aside let bygones be bygones • Syn: ↑bygone • Derivationally related forms: ↑bygone (for: ↑bygone) • Hypernyms: ↑past … Useful english dictionary
water under the bridge — If something belongs to the past and isn t important or troubling any more, it is water under the bridge. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If something difficult or unpleasant took place in the past but is no longer important, it is… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
water under the bridge — noun Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten. They agreed that their old disputes were water under the bridge and decided to make a fresh start. Syn: water over the dam … Wiktionary
water under the bridge — something that happened in the past and can t be changed It was terrible that your house was robbed but it is water under the bridge now and you must move on … Idioms and examples
water under the bridge — something that has happened and cannot be changed. I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that s water under the bridge now … New idioms dictionary
