Cry over spilt milk
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 17To feel sorry over a mistake that can't be changed
अब पछताए होत क्या, जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत
Do not cry over spilt milk; read the next chapter.
To cry over spilt milk costs the time that fixing would take.
Daily use: Cry over spilt milk ka matlab beeti baat pe pachtana.
दूध गिर गया, अब कितना भी रो लीजिए — क्या वह गिलास में वापस आएगा? नहीं। Cry over spilt milk यानी बीती बात पर व्यर्थ पछताना।
Once the milk is spilt, will any amount of crying put it back in the glass? No. To cry over spilt milk is to regret uselessly something that cannot be changed.
सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले idioms में से एक; answer है व्यर्थ पछताना। Rue (पछताना) related है, move on opposite idea।
One of the most frequently asked idioms; the answer is 'to regret uselessly'. Rue (regret) is related, and 'move on' is the opposite idea.