I know you don't like your new haircut, but you can't change it now. It's no use crying over spilled milk.
•OK, so you broke the drill I lent you. Don't cry over spilled milk.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — 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
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… … Словарь американских идиом
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
cry — cry1 [ kraı ] (past tense and past participle cried [ kraıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to have tears coming from your eyes, especially because you are sad: I m sorry please don t cry. cry for: She could hear her brother crying… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cry — I n. 1) to give, raise (formal), utter a cry 2) an anguished, plaintive; heart rending; loud, lusty; piercing; rallying cry 3) a battle, war cry 4) a cry for (a cry for help) 5) (misc.) afar cry from ( very far from ) II v. 1) to cry loudly 2)… … Combinatory dictionary
water\ over\ the\ dam — • 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 over the dam — or[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 … Dictionary of American idioms
