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cry over spilled milk

to be upset about something that can't be undone

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(idiom) to feel upset or regretful about something bad that has already happened and cannot be changed

Examples

• Don't cry over spilled milk—you can't change the past, so focus on what you can do now.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

on the fence, throw in the towel, go the extra mile, the last straw, a dime a dozen, barking up the wrong tree