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Meaning
It is useless to worry about things that have already happened and cannot be changed.
Origin
This phrase can be traced back all the way to James Howell, a British historian and writer from 1659. The phrase appeared in one of his litary works, Paramoigraphy.
Examples:-
--"The worst is behind us now, no use crying over spilt milk."
--"Bill was angry that he had totalled his car in an accident. He later realised there was no point in crying over spilt milk and calmed down."
--"A friend regretted drinking last night, but I told him what's done is done, and not to cry over spilt milk. I hope he has got over it."
cf. in a much more solemn context Aesch. Eumenides 260ff:-
αἷμα μητρῷον χαμαὶ
δυσαγκόμιστον, παπαῖ,
τὸ διερὸν πέδοι χύμενον οἴχεται.
It is useless to worry about things that have already happened and cannot be changed.
Origin
This phrase can be traced back all the way to James Howell, a British historian and writer from 1659. The phrase appeared in one of his litary works, Paramoigraphy.
Examples:-
--"The worst is behind us now, no use crying over spilt milk."
--"Bill was angry that he had totalled his car in an accident. He later realised there was no point in crying over spilt milk and calmed down."
--"A friend regretted drinking last night, but I told him what's done is done, and not to cry over spilt milk. I hope he has got over it."
cf. in a much more solemn context Aesch. Eumenides 260ff:-
αἷμα μητρῷον χαμαὶ
δυσαγκόμιστον, παπαῖ,
τὸ διερὸν πέδοι χύμενον οἴχεται.
