it's no use crying over spilled milk | Idioms and Phrases  |Meaning and Example|Learn English -

Idiom

Meaning

Chinese translation

it’s no use crying over spilled milk

It is useless to regret what has happened.

覆水难收。大势已去。

已发生的事，后悔也没用。

事已至此。

spill /spɪl/ verb

move, fall

使洒出

Example

Chinese translation

Don’t cry over spilt milk! When you broke up with her, and now she is already with someone, there is nothing you can do about it.

你现在后悔也没用！当初你和她分手，现在她已经和别人在一起，对此你什么也改变不了。

Ann regrets that she refused to be his girlfriend ,but she tells herself not to cry over spilt milk.

安后悔没有答应当他的女友，但她告诉自己，事已至此，后悔也没用。