cry over spilt milk
To dwell pointlessly on past misfortunes: “I know you wish that you'd handled the project more efficiently, but there's no use crying over spilt milk.”
Nearby words
cry off, cry on someone's shoulder, cry one's eyes out, cry out, cry out for, cry over spilt milk, cry over spilt milk, don't, cry uncle, cry up, cry wolf, cry, crying
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