English Dictionary

water over the dam

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

過ぎ去り、もう取り戻すことのできない出来事、または既に起こった事象。 / （慣用句として）一度起こってしまったために変えることができない事柄。

By the time we realized our mistake, it was already water over the dam.

私たちが間違いに気づいたときには、もう取り返しがつかなかった。

意味（1）

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

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.