CRY OVER SPILT MILK

Meaning of CRY OVER SPILT MILK in English

cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing

Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CRY OVER SPILT MILK — v. dwell pointlessly on past misfortunes, express sorrow for past misfortunes or events
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — ( BrE ) ( US cry over spilled ˈmilk ) to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be …
Slang English vocab
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be …
Словарь английских идиом
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.
English Idioms vocab
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — v. phr. , informal To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — горевать о непоправимом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CRY OVER SPILT MILK — горевать о непоправимом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MILK — Liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. The milk of domesticated animals is also …
Английский словарь Британика
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cried ; crying ; cries ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Old French crier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPILT — ˈspilt past of spill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPILT — () imp. & p. p. of Spill. Spilled.
Английский словарь Webster
SPILT — () of Spill
Английский словарь Webster
SPILT — (imp. & p. p.) of Spill
Английский словарь Webster
SPILT — of Spill
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPILT — imp. & p. p. of Spill. Spilled.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPILT — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Spill
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPILT — /spilt/ , v. a pt. and pp. of spill 1 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILK — — milkless , adj. /milk/ , n. 1. an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRY — /kruy/ , v. , cried, crying , n. , pl. cries . v.i. 1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILK
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cry·ing ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPILT — imp. & ·p.p. of spill. spilled. 2. spilt ·- of spill. 3. spilt ·impf & ·p.p. of spill.
Webster English vocab
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
MILK
Webster English vocab
CRY — vi a pack of hounds. 2. cry ·vi common report; fame. 3. cry ·vi importunate supplication. 4. cry ·vi outcry; …
Webster English vocab
SPILT — past and past participle of spill 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILK
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRY — [cry] vb cried ; cry.ing [ME crien, fr. OF crier, fr. L quiritare to make a public outcry, perh. fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILK — liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young for a period beginning immediately after birth. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPILT — spilt BrE AmE spɪlt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILK — milk BrE AmE mɪlk ▷ milked mɪlkt ▷ milking ˈmɪlk ɪŋ ▷ milks mɪlks ▶ ˌ milk ˈ chocolate BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILK — / mɪlk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the white liquid produced by cows, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — / kraɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cries , cry·ing , cried , cried ) 1. cry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPILT — spilt /spɪlt/ BrE AmE especially British English a past tense and past participle of ↑ spill 1
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILK — I. milk 1 S2 W3 /mɪlk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: meolc , milc ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRY — I. cry 1 S2 W2 /kraɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle cried , present participle crying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPILT — past and past part. of SPILL(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILK — n. & v. --n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPILT — past and past part. of SPILL(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILK — n. & v. n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRY — v. & n. v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPILT — past and past part. of SPILL(1).
Oxford English vocab
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
MILK — n. & v. --n. 1. an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1. intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPILT — Spilt is a past tense and past participle form of spill . ( mainly BRIT )
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILK — ( milks, milking, milked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Milk is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — ( cries, crying, cried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPILT — Spilt is a past tense and past participle form of spill . (mainly BRIT)
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPILT — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES cry over spilt milk ▪ It is now too late to cry over spilt milk. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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