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DictionarySeecrycry over spilled milk
cry over spilled milkTo be upset over something that cannot be fixed, often something minor. Please calm down, you're just crying over spilled milk. We already submitted the report, so we can't fix it now. A: "Why is Hannah so upset?" B: "Oh, she's just crying over spilled milk. She just ripped her stockings—she'll be fine."See also: cry, milk, over, spillcry over spilled milkFig. to be unhappy about what cannot be undone. (See also It's no use crying over spilled milk.) He is always crying over spilled milk. He cannot accept reality. It can't be helped. Don't cry over spilled milk.See also: cry, milk, over, spill cry over spilled milk To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified.See also: cry, milk, over, spill |