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be water under the bridge

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be water under the bridge

  (British, American & Australian) also be water over the dam (American)

if a problem or an unpleasant situation is water under the bridge, it happened a long time ago and no one is upset about it now We certainly had our disagreements in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now.

See of the first water, could talk under water, blow out of the water, hold water, test the water, tread water

See also: bridge, water