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"word": "borítsunk fátylat a múltra"
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"word": "acqua passata non macina più"
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"word": "過去のことは水に流せ"
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"word": "что бы́ло, то прошло́ и быльём поросло́"
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"word": "borrón y cuenta nueva"
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"sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence",
"word": "el pasado, pasado está"
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"word": "pelillos a la mar"
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"word": "peidiwn â dal dig"
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"word": "let bygones be bygones"
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