Spilt milk
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Origin of: Spilt milk
Spilt milk
A metaphor for misfortune from at least the 17th century. See also Cry over spilt milk
Related Idioms
Cry over spilt milk
Don’t cry over spilt milk
Land flowing with milk and honey
Milk a situation or something for all its worth
Milk and honey