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  What it means

  Literally “the milk has spilled,” this means that a mistake has happened and it’s too late to reverse it. It is used to tell someone to stop worrying about something in the past and instead focus on what to do next. It’s the Polish version of “no use crying over spilled milk.”

  Vocabulary

  • mleko — milk
  • rozlać się — to spill / to pour out
  • błąd — mistake / error

  Grammar note

  'Rozlało się' is the past tense reflexive form. The reflexive particle 'się' is essential here to show the milk "spilled itself" (the event happened).

  Cultural context

  The imagery is identical to the English proverb, making it one of the easiest idioms for English speakers to adopt.

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