English grammar
Sayings about time: it's water under the bridge, what's done is done, better late than never, time heals all wounds
Use common sayings to put the past behind you.
From the scene It's water under the bridge
In short
Learn these sayings whole: water under the bridge, what's done is done, better late than never, time heals all wounds.
Your turn
Which one goes with it can't be changed now?
Options: better late than never · what's done is done · it's water under the bridge
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it can't be changed now → what's done is done
How it works
These sayings are fixed: learn them whole and don't change a word.
Good to know
Water under the bridge means it's in the past, so forget it. People often say just the first half of time heals all wounds: well, time heals…
it's in the past, forget it it's water under the bridge
Elena
Not at all, dear. It's water under the bridge.
Qué va, cariño. Agua pasada no mueve molino.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Not at all, dear. (blank).
Options: What's done is done · Better late than never · It's water under the bridge
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Elena
Not at all, dear. It's water under the bridge.
Qué va, cariño. Agua pasada no mueve molino.
it can't be changed now what's done is done
Elena
Exactly. What's done is done.
Eso. Lo hecho, hecho está.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Exactly. (blank).
Options: It's water under the bridge · Better late than never · What's done is done
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Elena
Exactly. What's done is done.
Eso. Lo hecho, hecho está.
late is better than not at all better late than never
Elena
Better late than never, dear. And time heals all wounds.
Más vale tarde que nunca, hijo. Y el tiempo lo cura todo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), dear. And time heals all wounds.
Options: It's water under the bridge · What's done is done · Better late than never
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Elena
Better late than never, dear. And time heals all wounds.
Más vale tarde que nunca, hijo. Y el tiempo lo cura todo.
the pain goes with time time heals all wounds
Elena
Better late than never, dear. And time heals all wounds.
Más vale tarde que nunca, hijo. Y el tiempo lo cura todo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Better late than never, dear. And (blank).
Options: it's water under the bridge · what's done is done · time heals all wounds
Show answer
Elena
Better late than never, dear. And time heals all wounds.
Más vale tarde que nunca, hijo. Y el tiempo lo cura todo.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| it's in the past, forget it | it's water under the bridge |
|---|---|
| it can't be changed now | what's done is done |
| late is better than not at all | better late than never |
| the pain goes with time | time heals all wounds |
More lines from the story
- JaviBut you lost sixty years, Doña Elena.Pero perdieron sesenta años, doña Elena.
- Javi"...but she can give me back the blue dress I lent her in sixty-five.""...pero que me devuelva el vestido azul que le presté en el sesenta y cinco."
- ElenaAh, that... What's done is done.Ah, eso... Lo hecho, hecho está.