- expression, proverb what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
覆水盆に返らず
ふくすいぼんにかえらず
what's done is done
Meanings
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In sentences
覆水盆に返らず。 What is done cannot be undone. #2871410
諺に、覆水盆に返らずと言う。 The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone. #174667