water over the dam

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water over the dam

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idiomatic, uncountable 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.
Similar: water under the bridge

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@misc{water_over_the_dam_2026,
  title = {water over the dam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20over%20the%20dam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}