no use crying over spilt milk
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No use crying over spilt milk, eh, Mrs. ELVSTED?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 9, 1891 by Various
"No use crying over spilt milk," he said to Craig.
From The Lost Warship by Williams, Robert Moore
"No use crying over spilt milk," I heard him say.
From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Crowninshield, Mrs. Schuyler
"No use crying over spilt milk, fellows," he said, trying to infuse cheerfulness into his tone.
From Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy by Randall, Homer
"No use crying over spilt milk, you know."
From Secret Adversary by Christie, Agatha
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