Lingaku- what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its trayproverb
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- what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
This phrase is used to express that once an action has been taken, it cannot be undone, and worrying about it is pointless. It emphasizes the idea of accepting the consequences of one's actions rather than lamenting the past.
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ふくすい覆水ぼん盆にかえら返らずwhat's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milkふくすい覆水をこぼすto spill waterかこ過去はかえられない変えられないthe past cannot be changedこうかい後悔してもしかたがない仕方がないit's no use regrettingじかん時間はもどらない戻らないtime cannot be reversedしっぱい失敗はとりもどせない取り戻せないfailures cannot be recoveredもうおそい遅いit's too late nowみずにながす水に流すto let bygones be bygonesかこ過去をふりかえらない振り返らないnot to look back at the past
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