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cried over spilt milk

cried over spilt milk is the simple past and past participle of cry over spilt milk.

Meaning of cry over spilt milk

Verb

cry over spilt milk (third-person singular simple present cries over spilt milk, present participle crying over spilt milk, simple past and past participle cried over spilt milk)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.
    • 'Tis a Folly to cry for spilt Milk.1738, Jonathan Swift, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation

Questions about cried over spilt milk

What is cried over spilt milk the simple past and past participle of?
Cried over spilt milk is the simple past and past participle of cry over spilt milk.

Words near cried over spilt milk in the dictionary

  1. cried on
  2. cried one's eyes out
  3. cried oneself to sleep
  4. cried out
  5. cried out for
  6. cried over spilt milk
  7. cried poormouth
  8. cried someone a river
  9. cried stinking fish
  10. cried the blues
  11. cried uncle

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