water under the bridge

water under the bridge
noun
past events to be put aside
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let bygones be bygones

• Syn: ↑bygone
• Derivationally related forms: ↑bygone (for: ↑bygone)
• Hypernyms: ↑past, ↑past times, ↑yesteryear

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water under the bridge
1. Experiences that are over and done with
2. Past problems that have been forgotten or put down to experience
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Main Entry: ↑water

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water under the bridge phrase
used for saying that you should stop thinking about something bad that happened in the past and you should forgive people who did bad things

Don’t worry – it’s all just water under the bridge.

Thesaurus: to forgive or excusesynonym
Main entry: water

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water under the bridge (or water over the dam)
used to refer to events or situations that are in the past and consequently no longer to be regarded as important or as a source of concern

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water under the bridge — see ↑water
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Main Entry: ↑bridge
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water under the bridge
— used to say that something happened in the past and is no longer important or worth arguing about

We had our differences in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now.

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Main Entry: ↑water

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  • water under the bridge — See: WATER OVER THE DAM …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • water under the bridge — See: WATER OVER THE DAM …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • water under the bridge — If something belongs to the past and isn t important or troubling any more, it is water under the bridge …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • water\ under\ the\ bridge — • water over the dam • water under the bridge n. phr. Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed. Since the sweater is too small already, don t worry about its shrinking; that s water over the dam. Compare: cry over spilled milk …   Словарь американских идиом

  • water under the bridge — ► water under the bridge (or N. Amer. water over the dam) past events that are over and done with. Main Entry: ↑water …   English terms dictionary

  • water under the bridge — the past, history    That failure is water under the bridge. Let s not live in the past …   English idioms

  • water under the bridge —    If something belongs to the past and isn t important or troubling any more, it is water under the bridge.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If something difficult or unpleasant took place in the past but is no longer important, it is… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • water under the bridge — noun 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. Syn: water over the dam …   Wiktionary

  • water under the bridge — something that happened in the past and can t be changed It was terrible that your house was robbed but it is water under the bridge now and you must move on …   Idioms and examples

  • water under the bridge — something that has happened and cannot be changed. I should probably have asked for more money when I was offered the job, but hey, that s water under the bridge now …   New idioms dictionary

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