cry over spilt milk

Meaning

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   to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about

   The milk...the milk...mustn't cry over spilt milk.

In the movies · 1

• The milk...the milk...mustn't cry over spilt milk.Shine1996
• Well, you shouldn't cry over spilt milk, right?Funny Games2007

From the same entry

• cry foul
• cry wolf
• for crying out loud
• laugh till you cry
• not know whether to laugh or cry
• a shoulder to cry on
• cry off
• cry out
• cry out out
• cry out for
• in full cry
• a far cry from