Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there's no point crying over spilt milk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
there's no -point cry-ing over spilt milk
IPA
54
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

It is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.

Inflected Forms

it's no use crying over spilt milk (alternative) it's no good crying over spilt milk (alternative) no use crying over spilt milk (alternative) there's no use crying over spilt milk (alternative)

Phrases

cry over spilt milk spilt milk what's done is done

Frequently Paired Words

cry over spilt milk spilt milk what's done is done

Questions

What does there's no point crying over spilt milk mean?
It is useless to be upset over something that cannot be undone.

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