water under the bridge
idiom
—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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There is so much water under the bridge, and this cat-and-mouse dynamics.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Manuel took in this contrast with one writerly glance as the two of them chatted eagerly, catching up, not having seen each other for quite some time, with a lot of water under the bridge for them both.
—Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
His approach will likely lead to the incident being water under the bridge between the drivers, but Norris' championship aspiration took a massive blow.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
There has been an awful lot of water under the bridge since then — and a lot of ill will between the clubs at boardroom level — but there was always a degree of respect between Guardiola and Klopp and, the odd flare-up aside, between the two sets of players.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
On Monday, that all might have just become incredibly turbulent water under the bridge.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
However, according to Schauffele himself, these problems are water under the bridge.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Alphabet has already announced earnings, not particularly well received, but that’s water under the bridge.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
George Russell and Max Verstappen have vowed to bury the hatchet ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season, insisting their public spat was water under the bridge.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Manuel took in this contrast with one writerly glance as the two of them chatted eagerly, catching up, not having seen each other for quite some time, with a lot of water under the bridge for them both.
—Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
His approach will likely lead to the incident being water under the bridge between the drivers, but Norris' championship aspiration took a massive blow.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
There has been an awful lot of water under the bridge since then — and a lot of ill will between the clubs at boardroom level — but there was always a degree of respect between Guardiola and Klopp and, the odd flare-up aside, between the two sets of players.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
On Monday, that all might have just become incredibly turbulent water under the bridge.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
However, according to Schauffele himself, these problems are water under the bridge.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Alphabet has already announced earnings, not particularly well received, but that’s water under the bridge.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
George Russell and Max Verstappen have vowed to bury the hatchet ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season, insisting their public spat was water under the bridge.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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