water over the dam

water over the dam
(water over the dam (тж. water under the bridge))
дело прошлое [water under the bridge часть выражения a lot of или much water has flowed under the bridg(e)s since; см. a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since]

This is all water over the dam now, but as events turned out the AEC's leaning on the Navy for reactor prototypes did not produce the reactor designs which greatly advanced the civilian art. (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. XI) — Сейчас это все - дело прошлого, но, как показала жизнь, ориентация Комиссии на прототипы реакторов для нужд флота не привела к заметным сдвигам в области гражданского реакторостроения.

I tried to get him to say something about his career. ‘Oh, my dear Lewis, that's really water under the bridge...’ (C. P. Snow, ‘Last Things’, ch. VI) — Мне хотелось, чтобы Гектор рассказал что-нибудь о своей карьере. - Ах, дорогой Льюис, все это давно быльем поросло.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • water\ over\ the\ dam — • water over the dam • 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 worry about its shrinking; that s water over the dam. Compare: cry over spilled milk …   Словарь американских идиом

  • water over the dam — (USA) If something has happened and cannot be changed, it is water over the dam …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • water over the dam — ► water under the bridge (or N. Amer. water over the dam) past events that are over and done with. Main Entry: ↑water …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 worry about its shrinking; that s water over the dam./ Compare: CRY OVER SPILLED MILK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 worry about its shrinking; that s water over the dam./ Compare: CRY OVER SPILLED MILK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • water over the dam — noun 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: Dont worry about water over the dam. Syn: water under the bridge …   Wiktionary

  • water over the dam — (USA)    If something has happened and cannot be changed, it is water over the dam.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Water over the dam —   (USA)   If something has happened and cannot be changed, it is water over the dam …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • water under the bridge (or N. Amer. water over the dam) — past events that are over and done with. → water …   English new terms dictionary

  • water over the dam — something that is beyond recall or reconsideration …   Useful english dictionary

  • water under the bridge — See: WATER OVER THE DAM …   Dictionary of American idioms


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