1. Home
2. Idioms
3. cry over spilled milk

cry over spilled milk

---

---

cry over spilled milk

Fig. to be unhappy about what cannot be undone. (See also It's no use crying over spilled milk.) He is always crying over spilled milk. He cannot accept reality. It can't be helped. Don't cry over spilled milk.

See also: cry, milk, spill

cry over spilled milk

To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified.

See also: cry, milk, spill