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No use crying over spilt milk

No use crying over spilt milk

Don't waste time being upset about something that can't be changed.

The match is lost; there's no use crying over spilt milk.

Remember: 'Spilt' is British; Americans say 'spilled'. A proverb, a bit old but still heard.

Short lessonEveryday idiomsIdioms are phrases whose meaning is different from the meaning of their words.

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