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cry over spilled milk
idiom saying(UK alsocry over spilt milk)
to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened; used to emphasize that this is not helpful:
it's no use crying over spilled milkIt's no use crying over spilled milk - he's spent all the money, and there's nothing you can do about it.
It's a waste of time crying over spilt milk, he says; you just have to move on with your life.
Here we are crying over spilled milk when we should be thinking about the future.
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aw
be/weigh on your conscienceidiom
bitter
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cry
feel badidiom
gloominess
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guilt
guilt complex
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regretful
regretfully
remorse
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repentant
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cry over spilled milk | American Dictionary
cry over spilled milk
idiom
to express regret about something that has already happened or cannot be changed:
Yes, we made a mistake, but there’s no point in crying over spilled milk.
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