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Cry over spilt milk: meaning and use in English

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Use cry over spilt milk for a past problem that cannot be fixed: There is no use crying over spilt milk. We missed the deadline, so let us ask what we can do next. In American English, you may also see cry over spilled milk.

There is no use crying over spilt milk after the café has closed; we can go tomorrow.
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