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there's no point crying over spilt milk

there's no point crying over spilt milk proverb: it is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.

Proverb

there's no point crying over spilt milk

  1. It is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.

Forms of there's no point crying over spilt milk

alternative formit's no use crying over spilt milk
alternative formit's no good crying over spilt milk
alternative formno use crying over spilt milk
alternative formthere's no use crying over spilt milk

Questions about there's no point crying over spilt milk

What does there's no point crying over spilt milk mean?
There's no point crying over spilt milk means it is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.
What part of speech is there's no point crying over spilt milk?
There's no point crying over spilt milk is a proverb.

Words near there's no point crying over spilt milk in the dictionary

  1. there's no accounting for taste
  2. there's no business like show business
  3. there's no fool like an old fool
  4. there's no I in team
  5. there's no place like home
  6. there's no point crying over spilt milk
  7. there's no shame in my game
  8. there's no smoke without fire
  9. there's no such thing as a free lunch
  10. there's no such thing as a stupid question
  11. there's no there there

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