Choose the correct meaning of the idiom : 'cry over spilt milk'

The correct answer is Option (1) → repent

To cry over spilt milk means to feel sorry about something that has already happened and cannot be undone. Milk that has been spilt cannot be put back, so weeping over it is useless. Of the options, repent (to feel regret for what one has done) comes nearest to this feeling of useless regret. The idiom is mostly used to say that such regret is pointless.
Example: You have lost the match, but there is no use crying over spilt milk. Prepare for the next one.

 

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