cry over spilled milk
Example Sentences
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It is the rule against clichés—don’t beat dead horses, cry over spilled milk or freeze like a deer in the headlights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Sometimes it isn’t fair, but how do you deal with it? Do you cry over spilled milk or ‘Woe is me?'”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
As for Sky, the British pay-television company that Disney lost to Comcast in a September bidding war, Mr. Iger said, “You can’t cry over spilled milk — nothing you can do about it.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
“It puts you in a little bit of a hole, but we can’t cry over spilled milk here,” Brees said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
But Henry the Fourth of England was not one to delay in action, nor to "cry over spilled milk."
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
