water under the bridge
phrase
—used to say that something happened in the past and is no longer important or worth arguing about
We had our differences in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now.
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“Water under the bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20under%20the%20bridge. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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