Meaning
Past issues that are no longer important.
Primary Function
Resolution acknowledgment.
Communicative Purpose
To move on from conflict.
Pattern
water under the bridge
Core Structure
water under the bridge
Função primária
Resolution acknowledgment.
Propósito comunicativo
To move on from conflict.
Situações de gatilho
Reconciliation, forgiveness.
Contextos
Relationships, work.
Padrão
water under the bridge
Estrutura central
water under the bridge
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- it’s all
- that’s
- let’s consider
Substituições comuns
- bygones
- ancient history
Erros comuns
*water under bridge* (missing article)
Similar / contraste
forgive and forget
Interferências
Not about rivers.
Família do chunk
- Forgiveness/closure idioms
Nuance
Forgiving, mature.
Efeito pragmático
Promotes closure.
Dica de memória
River water passing under bridge, gone.
Nota
Idiom indicating past issues that should no longer be of concern.
Upgrade path
a matter of the past (formal)
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