cry over spilt milk

== English == === Alternative forms === cry over spilled milk === Pronunciation === === Verb === cry over spilt milk (third-person singular simple present cries over spilt milk, present participle crying over spilt milk, simple past and past participle cried over spilt milk) (informal, idiomatic) To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually found as a negative imperative: don't cry over spilt milk or there's no point crying over spilt milk. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === what's done is done === References === Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 63.