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wa·ter un·der the bridge

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bygone, water under the bridgenoun

    past events to be put aside

    "let bygones be bygones"

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  1. water under the bridgenoun

    Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

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  1. Water Under the Bridge

    Water Under the Bridge is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her third studio album 25 (2015). The song was written by Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, while production of the song was provided by the latter. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 4 November 2016. Lyrically, the track is about a critical point in a relationship and trying to figure out if your partner is in or out. Musically, the song is a mid-tempo disco-pop song, featuring an electro-drum beat and a tropical, trip hop riff. The song peaked at number 20 on the Finnish Singles Chart and number 42 on the Spanish Singles Chart. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, Scotland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Adele has performed the song during Adele Live in New York City and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2016, the song was included on the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela A Lei do Amor (Wounded Past).

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  1. water under the bridge

    "Water under the bridge" is an idiomatic expression used to indicate that a particular issue, offense, or harm in the past has been forgiven or forgotten, and therefore, shouldn't cause any more distress or disturbance. The reference to "water under the bridge" symbolizes that like flowing water, time has moved on and the specific incident has washed away into the past with no impact on the current situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Water Under the Bridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Water Under the Bridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Water Under the Bridge in a Sentence

  1. Kirby Williams:

    That’s water under the bridge. Nothing I can do about it now.

  2. Eliza Dushku:

    I don’t know. We’ll never know, but whatever, it’s done. Water under the bridge.


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