cry over spilt milk

/ˌkraɪ əʊvə ˌspɪlt ˈmɪlk/NEUTRAL · B2
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «iyakan ang natapong gatas»

Kahulugan

to be upset about something that cannot be changed

Malungkot sa bagay na hindi na mababago.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1The train has gone, so there’s no point crying over spilt milk — let’s get a taxi.
  2. 2It’s no use crying over spilt milk; the photos are deleted and that’s that.
  3. 3Yes, we lost the match, but crying over spilt milk won’t change the score.
  4. 4Why are you still crying over spilt milk? That argument happened months ago.
  5. 5Mum told me to stop crying over spilt milk and think about what to do next.

Grammar

Kadalasang ginagamit pagkatapos ng it’s no use, there’s no point o stop, kaya nagiging crying ang cry. Sa American English, spilled ang baybay ng spilt.

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