Definition
Something that cannot be undone.
In Context
- "It is not only lost, but in its spilling stains and spoils gown or carpet, and should it fall upon the bare ground, can add nothing to the producing powers of the earth; it is always just spilt milk, and not worth crying over."
- "Even looking back is foolish—that's just spilt milk. You've got just two possibilities: stop dead in your tracks, or go on."
- "One might wish that Bruckner had stood up absolutely to these well-meaning, unscrupulous, and not impressively talented students of his, but that would mean entirely remodeling his personality — and thus, surely, his music. In any event, it is a matter now of spilt milk."
- "I don't know. We'll probably never discover it. Let it go. It's just spilt milk. All water under the bridge."
See Also
- cry over spilt milk
- point of no return
- the die is cast
- there's no point crying over spilt milk