Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water over the dam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter over the -dam
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I have two other philosophies. One is: Do the best you can with what you have. The other is: Don't worry about water over the dam."
"'Anybody could have fallen for that note. Anyway, it's all water over the dam,' he added cheerfully."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

water under the bridge

Questions

What does water over the dam mean?: An event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.

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