water under the bridge

water under the bridge

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Etymology

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Noun

water under the bridge (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

   They agreed that their old disputes were water under the bridge and decided to make a fresh start.

Synonyms

• water over the dam

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: 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 Portuguese: águas passadas f pl, águas passadas não movem moinhos Russian: прошлогодний снег (ru) m (prošlogodnij sneg) Spanish: agua pasada (es)

See also

• agree to disagree
• bygones
• irreversibility