what's done is done
Events that have already taken place cannot be changed and actions that have already…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.
» All right, what's done is done.
Ладно, что сделано, то сделано. — yatomoya
Гаразд, що зроблено, то зроблено. — deniko
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1 sensesEvents 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.
was passiert ist, ist passiert
что сде́лано, то сде́ланоšto sdélano, to sdélano
Examples
43 sentencesAll right, what's done is done.
Гаразд, що зроблено, то зроблено. — deniko
ruЛадно, что сделано, то сделано. — yatomoya
You can't undo what's already been done.
Не можна скасувати того, що вже було зроблено. — deniko
ruТы не можешь отменить то, что сделал. — corvard
What's done is done.
Сльозами горю не допоможеш. — deniko
ruЧто сделано, то сделано. — Wezzel
deEs ist nun einmal geschehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What's Tom ever done to you?
What's Tom ever done for us?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From a line of dialogue spoken by the character Lady Macbeth in Act III Scene II of MacbetFrom a line of dialogue spoken by the character Lady Macbeth in Act III Scene II of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.