CRY OVER SPILT MILK

Meaning of CRY OVER SPILT MILK in English

( BrE ) ( US cry over spilled ˈmilk )

to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about :

As the saying goes— it's no use crying over spilt milk .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — {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 — cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.
English Idioms vocabulary
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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