Spilt Milk?

Question

What does "don't cry over spilt milk" mean?

Answer 1

It's no "big" thing

Answer 2

That crying is pointless, as the milk cannot be put back into the glass. So it just means to accept what has happened, suck it up, and keep on going.

Answer 3

That is you spill a glass of milk, you clean it up and get another, you don't cry, worry, ***** or moan about it. So translate that into don't stress over the little things in life. It's OK you pick yourself up and keep going

Answer 4

it means dont beat yourself up for something that happened thats too late to fix...dont cry over somehting so lame and tiny...
like:
the milk spilt, so why are you crying? Make yourself useful and clean it up! Its only mily and it wont go away by crying
(Like that kinda thing)

Answer 5

It means if something is over and done you should put your attention elsewhere and quit pining for the lost milk.

Answer 6

It doesn’t do any good to be unhappy about something that has already happened or that can’t be helped. From "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002." Link below.........

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

It means, don't cry becuase you have a mess of milk to clean up...

Answer 8

Don't sweat the small stuff...(it's an easily remedied situation)

Answer 9

It means don't sweat the small stuff.

Answer 10

You could easily clean it up.

Answer 11

don't cry over what all ready happened.