cry over spilt milk

Anlam

to be upset about something that cannot be changed

Değiştirilemeyecek bir şeye üzülmek.

Örnekler

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.

Dil bilgisi

Genellikle it's no use, there's no point veya stop ifadelerinden sonra kullanılır, bu yüzden cry -ing biçimini (gerund) alır: crying. Amerikan İngilizcesinde spilled yazılır.