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water under the bridge

See: WATER OVER THE DAM.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[water over the dam] or [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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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