| Idiom | Water over the Dam |
|---|---|
| Example | Lost your ring last week? It's water over the dam now. |
| Meaning | something that is past and cannot be changed |
| Origin | Sometimes people say it's "water under the bridge," but wherever the water is going, once it has flowed on, it cannot come back. That's why an irretrievable, irreversible situation is described with this watery expression. |
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