cry over spilt milk

Speech parts

1. cry over spilt milk - Verb

2. cry over spilt milk - Phrase

Meaning

cry over spilt milk (third-person singular simple present cries over spilt milk, present participle crying over spilt milk, simple past and past participle cried over spilt milk)

To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.

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Related terms

spilt milk

Examples

I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow. Gordon Ramsay

Don't cry over spilt milk. Aesop

Don't cry over spilt milk. English Proverb

Don't cry over spilt milk. Portuguese Proverb

Words in the phrase

cry over spilt milk

Close letter words and terms

cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk cry quits cry room cry someone a river