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No hay que llorar sobre la leche derramada

Don't cry over spilled milk

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Advises against dwelling on past mistakes or misfortunes that cannot be undone. The Spanish equivalent of the English proverb.

See It in Context

Ya pasó, no hay que llorar sobre la leche derramada.

It's done, don't cry over spilled milk.

—Ojalá hubiera tomado otra decisión. —No hay que llorar sobre la leche derramada.

—I wish I'd made a different decision. —Don't cry over spilled milk.

Aprende del error y sigue adelante. No hay que llorar sobre la leche derramada.

Learn from the mistake and move on. Don't cry over spilled milk.