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"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."
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"word": "genie is out of the bottle"
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"word": "here we are"
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"word": "there's no point crying over spilt milk"
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"word": "yesterday is gone"
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"roman": "mā ḥadaṯa qad ḥadaṯa",
"word": "مَا حَدَثَ قَد حَدَثَ"
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"roman": "mā fāta qad māt",
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"code": "ceb",
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "覆水難收"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "fùshuǐnánshōu",
"word": "覆水难收"
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"word": "gedane zaken nemen geen keer"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "tehty mikä tehty"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "ce qui est fait est fait"
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "id",
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"word": "nasi sudah menjadi bubur"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "déantar an méid atá déanta"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "fukusui bon ni kaerazu",
"word": "覆水盆に返らず"
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "wallyodoen jageop",
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"code": "ms",
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"word": "nasi sudah menjadi bubur"
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"code": "nb",
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"word": "gjort er gjort"
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"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kâri ast ke šode",
"word": "کاری است که شده"
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "co się stało, to się nie odstanie"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "o que está feito está feito"
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"word": "lo hecho, hecho está"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "ajo y agua"
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"word": "gjort och klar"
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"code": "tl",
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"word": "nasa huli ang pagsisisi"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"word": "olan oldu"
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"word": "mae'r hyn sy'n cael ei wneud yn cael ei wneud"
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"word": "覆水難收"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "tehty mikä tehty"
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"word": "ce qui est fait est fait"
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"word": "जो होगया सों होगया"
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"word": "nasi sudah menjadi bubur"
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{
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"word": "déantar an méid atá déanta"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fukusui bon ni kaerazu",
"word": "覆水盆に返らず"
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"word": "완료된 작업"
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},
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"word": "gjort er gjort"
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"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kâri ast ke šode",
"word": "کاری است که شده"
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "co się stało, to się nie odstanie"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"word": "co było, to było"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "o que está feito está feito"
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"code": "ro",
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"word": "ce-a fost, a fost"
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"word": "tha na tha air a dhèanamh air a dhèanamh"
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"word": "lo hecho, hecho está"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"word": "ajo y agua"
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"word": "gjort och klar"
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"lang": "Tagalog",
"word": "nasa huli ang pagsisisi"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"word": "olan oldu"
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"code": "cy",
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"word": "mae'r hyn sy'n cael ei wneud yn cael ei wneud"
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"word": "what's done is done"
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