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water under the bridge

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Noun

water under the bridge (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Something in thepast that cannot becontrolled orundone, but must beaccepted,forgiven, orforgotten.
Synonym:water over the dam
They agreed that their old disputes werewater under the bridge and decided to make a fresh start.
- 1942,Julius J. Epstein,Philip G. Epstein,Howard Koch,Casablanca:
  Ilsa: It's been a long time.
  Sam: Yes, ma'am. A lot ofwater under the bridge.
- 2000,Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed”:
  Lot ofwater under the bridge; lot of other stuff, too / Don’t get up, gentlemen, I’m only passing through

Translations

something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted

Chinese:
Mandarin:過去的事 /过去的事(guòqù de shì)
Dutch:gedane zaken maken geen keer
Finnish:mennyt (fi),ollut ja mennyt
French:histoire ancienne (fr) f,de l'eau a coulé sous les ponts (fr)
German:Schnee von gestern (de)
Greek:ο γέγονε, γέγονε (el)(o gégone, gégone),νερό κι αλάτι(neró ki aláti)
Hungarian:sok víz lefolyt azóta a Dunán
Japanese:終わったこと(owatta koto)
Norwegian:
Bokmål:snøen som falt i fjor
Polish:po ptokach (pl)
Portuguese:águas passadas f pl,águas passadas não movem moinhos
Russian:прошлогодний снег (ru) m(prošlogodnij sneg)
Spanish:agua pasada (es) f

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