Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options.
Cry over spilt milk

• A. Complaining about a loss in the past
• B. Too inquisitive about something
• C. When something is done badly to save money
• D. Dealing with a problem only in an emergency situation

Answer 1

The correct option is A Complaining about a loss in the past

An idiom is a phrase or group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning which is different from the meaning of the words on their own.

'Cry over spilt milk' is an idiom which means to be upset about things that have already been done or to dwell pointlessly about a mistake that can no longer be changed. Hence option A is the correct answer.

Options B, C and D are incorrect because they are not the correct meanings of the idiom.