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'It's no use crying over spilt milk' literally means that if you spill milk, crying won't unspill it. It's used to point out to someone that has had a disappointment, that crying about it will not improve the situation so they should do something practical about it.
The idiom that there is no use crying over spilt milk means that if we make a mistake and something gets broken, it is not helpful to wail in lament, and instead we should simply clean up the mess and get on with it.

This saying comes from the days when dairy animals were milked by hand into a pail. Milk does get spilled occasionally when the pail is tipped over, and then there simply is no getting it back into the pail. Like many other times in life, crying or complaining won't help at all, and it's better not to waste the time or energy and instead just get back to the task at hand.

It means what happened has happened. Alternate spellings: Don't cry over spilt milk. This idiomatic expression means that it's no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.

Dont cry over spilt milk means don't make a fuss over something that can't be fixed, and isn't very important anyway.
It means that you should not worry or get upset over things that you cannot (or can no longer) influence.
To not get upset over pointless things. Like if I cried over the fact I had cat hairs on my hat.
It means not to get upset over nothing. You can;t have a lot of regrets. Relax. If things don't come out as you planned, just chill.


It means that once something minimally bad has happened you cannot do anything about it because it is over and done with.......clean up, learn from mistake and carry on
dont let little, insignificant events get to you and bother you, let it go by dont worry about it.
It means that what has happened is over and can not be changed, so clean up the mess and get on with life
This saying is interpreted as "don't overreact over small mistakes."

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"It's no use crying over spilt milk!" is an idiom that means that something that you have no control over has happened, so it is no use feeling sorry for yourself.


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What does 'It's no use crying over spilt milk' mean?

'It's no use crying over spilt milk' literally means that if you spill milk, crying won't unspill it. It's used to point out to someone that has had a disappointment, that crying about it will not improve the situation so they should do something practical about it.The idiom that there is no use crying over spilt milk means that if we make a mistake and something gets broken, it is not helpful to wail in lament, and instead we should simply clean up the mess and get on with it.This saying comes from the days when dairy animals were milked by hand into a pail. Milk does get spilled occasionally when the pail is tipped over, and then there simply is no getting it back into the pail. Like many other times in life, crying or complaining won't help at all, and it's better not to waste the time or energy and instead just get back to the task at hand.It means what happened has happened. Alternate spellings: Don't cry over spilt milk. This idiomatic expression means that it's no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.Dont cry over spilt milk means don't make a fuss over something that can't be fixed, and isn't very important anyway.It means that you should not worry or get upset over things that you cannot (or can no longer) influence.To not get upset over pointless things. Like if I cried over the fact I had cat hairs on my hat.It means not to get upset over nothing. You can;t have a lot of regrets. Relax. If things don't come out as you planned, just chill.It means that once something minimally bad has happened you cannot do anything about it because it is over and done with.......clean up, learn from mistake and carry ondont let little, insignificant events get to you and bother you, let it go by dont worry about it.It means that what has happened is over and can not be changed, so clean up the mess and get on with lifeThis saying is interpreted as "don't overreact over small mistakes."


Can you finish off the phrase ' it's no use crying'?

Over spllied milk?


How do you use spilt in a sentence?

One way to use "spilt" in a sentence is: "I accidentally spilt my drink on the table." In this sentence, "spilt" is the past tense of "spill," meaning to accidentally pour or let something flow out of its container.


What does stop crying over spilled milk is to make more milk mean?

That is not a grammatically correct sentence, so it means nothing. The old saying "There's no use crying over spilled milk" means that it's not helpful to cry and carry on over something that's already happened and cannot be changed - I have no idea what the "make more milk" addition might mean.


Do you have to use gerund after no use and no good?

Yes, it is correct to use a gerund after "no use" and "no good." For example, "There is no use crying over spilled milk" and "It is no good waiting for something that may never happen."


Can I use like she is crying over him TODAY TOO meaning the very same situation as yesterday?

It is fine to say "She is crying over him today, too." It means that she was crying over him yesterday, and she is (again) crying over him today. Note that there is a comma after "today". It wasn't clear if you used all capital letters in "TODAY TOO" for emphasis in your question, but they should not be used in standard writing.