cry over spilled milk

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Fig. 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, spill

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It would've been nice, but we're not going to cry over spilled milk. Bruins shake off loss as postseason nears by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) So, if a person gets no response on his or her ad, there is no use to cry over spilled milk. What Do You Do when Your Online Dating Ad Gets No Response? by David Riewe / Relationships community From birth, we''re bombarded with the collective tribal agreement: "That''s water over the dam" and "Don''t cry over spilled milk. The Fickle Finger of Fate by Keith Varnum / General interest community			Crusade for crush crush against crush down crush in crush on crush out of crush to crush up crushed by crust crutch cry cry all the way to the bank cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry eyes out cry for cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk cry wolf crying crying need crying shame crystal cuckoo cucumber cud cuddle cuddle up cuddle up with a book cue cue in cuff cull out of culminate in culturally culturally advantaged culturally deprived culture culture vulture cup cup hands together cupboard cupboard love			cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby Cry Me a River Cry More Noob Cry Of A Drowning Man cry of blood cry off cry off cry off cry off cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out cry out against cry out for cry out for cry out for Cry Out for Revenge Cry Out Loud cry over cry over cry over spilled milk cry reflex Cry the Beloved Mind cry to Cry Turmoil / Swat Kats Unplugged Cry Turmoil / Swat Kats Unplugged Cry Uncle Cry Uncle Cry Uncle cry up cry up cry up cry up cry wolf cry wolf cry wolf cry wolf cry wolf cry(o)- Cry, The Beloved Country cry- cry- cry-, cryo- cry-baby tree Cry/Crying Like A Baby CRYA CRYAA cryaesthesia cryaesthesia cryaesthesia Cryal

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