How to Pronounce "water over the dam"
expression
WAW-ter OH-ver thuh (or thee) DAM
WAW-tuh OH-vuh thuh (or thee) DAM
Definition
This expression means something that has already happened and cannot be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it anymore.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɔtɝ/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdæm
British English
wˈɔːtɐ/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈæm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAW-ter OH-ver thuh (or thee) DAM
UK
WAW-tuh OH-vuh thuh (or thee) DAM
Listen in Context
Don't worry about those mistakes; it's all water over the dam now.
The fight we had is just water over the dam.
All the stress from last year is water over the dam.
We can't go back and change what happened—it's water over the dam.