water over the dam
Example Sentences
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The feared uncontrolled releases of water over the dam did not occur, and authorities allowed residents to return home within days.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2017
"It's been 11 years, and a lot of water over the dam," he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2015
“But to me, it’s kind of like water over the dam — it’s done.”
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2013
Eddie said some things he shouldn’t have, but that’s water over the dam.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2011
For a few minutes all was stillness, save for the rushing of the water over the dam.
From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
