How do you use "Cry over spilt milk" in a sentence?

What's done is done—no use crying over spilt milk. Stop crying over spilt milk and focus on the future. There's no point crying over spilt milk.

Cry over spilt milk

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: To waste time being upset about something that cannot be undone

为无法挽回的事情烦恼是浪费时间

Perder el tiempo lamentándose por algo que no se puede deshacer

覆水盆に返らず、取り返しのつかないことを嘆く

이미 엎질러진 물을 두고 후회하다, 되돌릴 수 없는 일에 시간을 낭비하다

To regret or lament something that has already happened and cannot be changed. Usually used in the negative: 'there's no use crying over spilt milk.'

为已经发生且无法改变的事情感到后悔或惋惜。通常以否定形式使用：'覆水难收，何必伤神'。

Lamentar o deplorar algo que ya ha ocurrido y no se puede cambiar. Se usa normalmente en forma negativa: 'no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada'.

すでに起こって変えられないことを後悔したり嘆いたりすること。通常は否定形で使われる：「こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方がない」。

이미 일어나서 되돌릴 수 없는 일을 후회하거나 한탄하는 것. 보통 부정형으로 사용된다: '엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없다.'

Ejemplos

What's done is done—no use crying over spilt milk.
事已至此——再后悔也没用
Lo hecho, hecho está: no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada
済んだことは済んだこと——こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方ない
이미 지난 일이야—엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없어.
Stop crying over spilt milk and focus on the future.
别再为过去的事伤心了，专注于未来吧
Deja de lamentarte por lo que ya pasó y céntrate en el futuro
過ぎたことをくよくよするのはやめて、未来に集中しよう
지난 일에 연연하지 말고 미래에 집중해.
There's no point crying over spilt milk.
为已经发生的事烦恼毫无意义
No tiene sentido lamentarse por lo que ya pasó
こぼれたミルクを嘆いても意味がない
엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 아무 소용없다.

Pronunciación

/kraɪ ˈəʊvə spɪlt mɪlk/

Guía de uso

Contexto: regret, acceptance, moving on

Tono: philosophical, consoling

✓ Correcto

No use crying over spilt milk
覆水难收
A lo hecho, pecho
覆水盆に返らず
엎질러진 물이야
Don't cry over spilt milk
别为泼出去的牛奶哭泣
No llores sobre la leche derramada
こぼれたミルクを嘆くな
지난 일에 연연하지 마

✗ Incorrecto

Usually in negative form
通常以否定形式使用
Se usa normalmente en forma negativa
通常は否定形で使われる
보통 부정형으로 사용됨

Errores comunes

British: 'spilt.' American: 'spilled.'

Origen e historia

A very old proverb appearing in print from the 17th century. Milk, once spilled, cannot be recovered—so crying about it is pointless. A practical lesson in accepting what cannot be changed.

Etimología: From practical wisdom about irreversibility

Primera vez registrado: 17th century

Contexto cultural

Era: 17th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Very common proverb

Regional notes: British: 'spilt.' American: 'spilled.'

Variaciones

Cry over spilt milkNo use crying over spilt milkCrying over spilled milk

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