there is no crying over spilt milk

there is no crying over spilt milk
syn: in trouble to be troubled is to have your trouble doubled
what is done, cannot be undone
things past cannot be recalled
пролиту воду назад не збереш ≅ що з воза впало, те пропало упало – пиши, пропало сльозами горя не здолаєш що з горшка вибіжить, те не позбираєш відрізана скибка до хліба не пристане одрізану скибу до хліба не притулиш

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.

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  • 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

  • it is no use crying over spilt milk — It is pointless to repine when it is too late to remedy the misfortune. 1659 J. HOWELL Proverbs (British) 40 No weeping for shed milk. 1738 SWIFT Polite Conversation i. 27 ‘I would cry my Eyes out.’.. ‘’Tis a Folly to cry for spilt Milk.’ 1884 J …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • It's no good crying over spilt milk. — It s no good/use crying over spilt milk. something that you say which means you should not get upset about something bad that has happened that you cannot change. Sometimes I regret not taking that job in London. Oh well, there s no point crying… …   New idioms dictionary

  • It's no use crying over spilt milk. — It s no good/use crying over spilt milk. something that you say which means you should not get upset about something bad that has happened that you cannot change. Sometimes I regret not taking that job in London. Oh well, there s no point crying… …   New idioms dictionary

  • it's no use crying over spilt milk — ► it s no use crying over spilt milk proverb there is no point in regretting something which has already happened. Main Entry: ↑milk …   English terms dictionary

  • it's no use crying over spilt milk — I it s no use crying over spilt (or spilled) milk see milk II it s no use crying over spilt (or spilled) milk proverb there is no point in regretting something that has already happened and cannot be changed or reversed …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 — phrasal : to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone : complain uselessly * * * cry over spilled milk (US) (or chiefly Brit cry over spilt milk) informal : to be upset about something that has happened and that cannot be… …   Useful english dictionary

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