English Explanatory Dictionary

what's done is done

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Events that have already taken place cannot be changed and actions that have already been committed cannot be undone, so it is best not to dwell on them.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-what's done is done.wav

Word forms

what's done is done what's done cannot be undone

Etymology

From a line of dialogue spoken by the character Lady Macbeth in Act III Scene II of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Related words

genie is out of the bottle here we are the die is cast there's no point crying over spilt milk yesterday is gone you can't go home again that ship has sailed
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