past events that are not important anymore
something that has happened and cannot be changed, hence, not important
past occurrence that cannot be changed
events that occurred long ago and have been forgotten
to let bygones be bygones
We used to have big disagreements some years back, but that’s all water under the bridge now. We get along fine.
When I was a child, I used to fancy myself being a sportsperson when I grew up, but that’s water under the bridge. Now I am stuck at this mundane job.
I don’t want to talk about the argument we had last week. It’s water under the bridge now.
I should have negotiated a higher salary when I was offered the job, but that’s water under the bridge now.
Both parties agreed that their past disputes were water under the bridge and decided to work together towards a common goal.
There is no origin for this idiom
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