Phrase guide

cry over spilt milk

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَا تَبْكِ عَلَى اَلْحَلِيب اَلْمَسْكُوب (lā tabki ʕalā l-ḥalīb al-maskūb) — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吃後悔藥 /吃后悔药 (chī hòuhuǐyào) — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Czech: plakat nad rozlitým mlékem — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Danish: græde over spildt mælk — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Dutch: huilen om gemorste melk — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Finnish: itkeä maahan kaatunutta maitoa — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • French: pleurer sur le lait renversé — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • French: se lamenter sur le passé — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Hebrew: בכה על חלב שנשפך (bakhá al khaláv shenishpákh) — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Hungarian: késő bánat ebgondolat — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Hungarian: eső után köpönyeg — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Hungarian: veszett fejsze nyele — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Italian: non piangere sul latte versato — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Italian: inutile piangere sul latte versato — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Polish: płakać nad rozlanym mlekiem — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Portuguese: chorar sobre o leite derramado — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Portuguese: chorar sobre leite derramado — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Portuguese: chorar pelo leite derramado — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Spanish: llorar sobre la leche derramada — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Spanish: llorar por la leche derramada — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Spanish: a lo hecho, pecho — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened
  • Swedish: gråta över spilld mjölk — to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened