Phrase guide

there's no point crying over spilt milk

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

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proverb

Meaning 1

It is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ei kannata itkeä maahan kaatunutta maitoa — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • Finnish: turha se on itkeä, kun paskat on jo housussa — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • French: ce qui est fait est fait — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • German: geschehen ist geschehen — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • German: vorbei ist vorbei — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • Hungarian: késő bánat ebgondolat — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • Māori: e hoki oti te hūare ki te waha — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • Polish: nie ma co płakać nad rozlanym mlekiem — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone
  • Spanish: llorar sobre la leche derramada — you should not be upset over something that cannot be undone