to be upset about things that have already been done
to cry about past events that cannot be undone
to dwell pointlessly about a mistake that can no longer be changed
to be upset about past misfortunes
to feel sorry about something that has already happened
While its sad that the results have not been as good as you expected, you should now focus on moving ahead and achieving better results next time; there is no use crying over spilt milk.
Valarie’s car was badly damaged in the accident and he was angry about what had happened, but he soon realized that there was no use crying over spilt milk.
“Its no use crying over spilt milk – it was a bad investment, the money has been lost and there’s nothing we can do.”
Mona was unable to accept the reality of her divorce. She was crying over spilled milk.
The school trip had been a disaster, but we did not want to dwell on it. It was no use crying over spilt milk.
There is no origin for this idiom
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