"spilt milk" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spilt milk (uncountable)
  1. something that can't be undone Tags: uncountable Translations (something that can't be undone): gedane zaken [plural] (Dutch), kaatunut maito (Finnish), rozlane mleko [neuter] (Polish), leite derramado [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-spilt_milk-en-noun-JDboVy87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant wikilinks

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