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crying over spilt milk

Date: May 07 2015

Themes: Celebrity, Food, Health, Pop Culture

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Quote

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“I don’t like looking back. I’m always looking forward. I’m not one to sit and cry over spilt milk. I’m too busy.”

Chef Gordon Ramsey, speaking about his busy schedule (BrainyQuote)

Definition

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worry about a small mistake; worry for no reason

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Sometimes we make mistakes. We do our homework wrong, or we forget people’s names. But most of the time, our mistakes aren’t very serious. It’s important to remember not to cry over spilt milk.

Crying over spilt milk means making a big deal out of something that is not very important. For example, if Steve gets mad at himself because he burned his food, he is crying over spilt milk. He can just make some more food. Or, if Sheila is upset because her friend hasn’t called her back, she should remember not to cry over spilt milk.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says he doesn’t have time to cry over spilt milk. He doesn’t worry about small problems because he prefers to spend his time thinking about more important things.

Do you ever cry over spilt milk?

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“I had a hard day at work, but my mom always told me not to cry over spilt milk.”

“Don’t cry over spilt milk. You barely hurt yourself.”

“Jerry won’t come out of his room after his favorite team lost. He’s always crying over spilt milk.”

Winners

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	to fret over an insignificant error by Dizelman
	To cry for something you can't undo by Manu4
	Regret things which can not be changed. by aijaciba
	Not crying over what cannot be undone. by julito1
	To sorry about an action or a thing that can't be turned back and/or fixed by judinasve

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Comments

asef

Afghanistan

Heheheheheh !!! Dear Shoba thanks for the feedback , Ok I am ready to send you the money,If your daughter does such cases. But i am sure she is too smart and educated will never does . Cuz she is your daughter !

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

Yeah! It happens each exam I take. I always say I could have done better and sit crying over spilt milk for a while, but then I tell myself “You need to leave it behind and look forward, because you still have more few exams, so deal with what you’re having in hand now, the milk has spilt and it’s done!”

We have the same idiom here in Arabic!

Lejla123

Serbia and Montenegro

I think that is in in human nature to cry over the spilt milk. I say that from my corner of view. But we all know we can’t change anything after somting happen.

Shoba

Sri Lanka

Dear Asef,

I was grinning when I read your “kidding” comment. What you say is true, if my daughter breaks my Tv or burns my new clothes I would feel sad and cry over spilt milk.

Then I’ll wipe away my tears and ask my dear friend Asef in Afghanistan to send me some money for giving such ideas to my daughter.

ola33

Japan

Gordon Ramsey doesn’t cry over spilt milk?!!! For every mistake made in cooking, he’ll just shower with a barrage of indecent words in a very loud fashion and gets going to his meals again. Just a momentary letting the steam out maybe doesn’t count as crying over spilt milk. I think, this guy doesn’t cry over spilt milk in a better way ;) He just sings! That’s a good attitude!

”’O sole mio” :))

NIJ321655

United States

I do not not crying over spilt milk.

asef

Afghanistan

Dear Shoba, Milk is very cheap no one say any thing if a child spills bottles of milk , Tell me what will you do if your daughter breaks your T.V or burn your new valuable clothes , I am sure you would crying over spilt milk …..hehehehehehheheh its just kidding

Shoba

Sri Lanka

My daughter spills milk almost every day. I swear I never cry over it. I just mop it. LOL.

Shoba

Sri Lanka

Aha, Maher20000, you were not talking about me, were you?

Mehdi23

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

its clear crying over spilt milk is doesnt have any effect but its not easy to feel happy after problems for a short while

asef

Afghanistan

This is quiet interesting to me but i am wondering why i can not stop crying over spilt milk, As much as i try my best not to cry over spilt milk but i cant ! Oh sheet , I think its too difficult that your beloved one left you and touched your heart, offcourse we get upset and crying over spilt milk …..........Dont you friends ? But for some cases we can do and for some we cant .

Naveen Singh Shahi

India

Once I lost my mobile that time I cried over split milk but my father told me that I didn’t cry over split milk I had to do necessory things ahead and managed my situation. That time, I leant why we don’t worry about unfortunate event’s which have already happned and which cannot be changed.