- let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the presentproverb
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- let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the present
This phrase is used to express the idea that one should not dwell on past events or grievances, emphasizing the importance of moving on and focusing on the present.
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むかし昔はむかし昔いま今はいま今let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the presentむかし昔をふりかえる振り返るto reflect on the pastむかしばなし昔話old tale; folkloreむかし昔のともだち友達old friendsむかし昔のやりかた方old methodsむかしながら昔ながらのtraditional; old-fashionedむかし昔のおもいで思い出memories of the pastむかし昔のかちかん価値観values of the pastむかし昔からあるexisting from old timesむかし昔のえいが映画old moviesむかし昔のおんがく音楽music from the past