water over the dam
Example Sentences
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“It’s water over the dam, under the bridge, however you want to refer to it. Let’s get over it and get on with our lives.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
The feared uncontrolled releases of water over the dam did not occur, and authorities allowed residents to return home within days.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017
"It's been 11 years, and a lot of water over the dam," he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2015
Eddie said some things he shouldn’t have, but that’s water over the dam.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 12, 2011
The roar of the water over the dam came to them on the evening breeze.
From A Certain Rich Man by White, William Allen
