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cries over spilt milk

cries over spilt milk is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cries over spilt milk

What is cries over spilt milk the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cries over spilt milk is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry over spilt milk.

Words near cries over spilt milk in the dictionary

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

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