water under the bridge

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

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Example

“The failed merger is water under the bridge; we're profitable now.”

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water bridge

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

bridge round Neutral · CEFR C1

short-term financing that keeps a company afloat until a larger funding round closes

let bygones be bygones Neutral · CEFR C1

To forgive and forget past disagreements.

get a move on Informal · CEFR B1

on that note Neutral · CEFR B2

used to move on or end after what was just said

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Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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