Idiom
water under the bridge
Meaning
Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't worry about our past argument; it is water under the bridge.”
“We had a disagreement last year, but we decided to move on because it is all water under the bridge now.”
“Although their professional rivalry had been intense for years, they eventually agreed that the past grievances were merely water under the bridge.”
Examples
simple
“Don't worry about our past argument; it is water under the bridge.”
contextual
“We had a disagreement last year, but we decided to move on because it is all water under the bridge now.”
complex
“Although their professional rivalry had been intense for years, they eventually agreed that the past grievances were merely water under the bridge.”
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