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águas passadas não movem moinhos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • water under the bridge noun phrase Something unpleasant that happened in the past and is no longer worth being upset about.

Senses

águas passadas não movem moinhos is used for these senses in English:

  • let bygones be bygones (intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).
  • water under the bridge (idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
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