mill cannot grind with water that is past

a mill cannot grind with water that is past

proverb Opportunities are useless unless you take advantage of them when they are available or present themselves. A: "I've always wanted to work in Japan. I had a chance to do that a couple of years ago, you know." B: "Well, a mill cannot grind with water that is past, Tom." You should take the chance of starting your own company before you have a mortgage to pay and a family to support—the mill cannot grind with water that is past.

See also: cannot, grind, mill, past, that, water

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mill cannot grind with water that is past

Prov. Do not waste the opportunities you now have.; Do not waste time wishing for what you had in the past. If you want to go abroad, do it now, while you're young and have the money. The mill cannot grind with water that is past.

See also: cannot, grind, mill, past, that, water

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
best-laid plans go astray, the
children should be seen and not heard
business before pleasure
a woman's work is never done

词组	mill cannot grind with water that is past
释义	mill cannot grind with water that is past a mill cannot grind with water that is past proverb Opportunities are useless unless you take advantage of them when they are available or present themselves. A: "I've always wanted to work in Japan. I had a chance to do that a couple of years ago, you know." B: "Well, a mill cannot grind with water that is past, Tom." You should take the chance of starting your own company before you have a mortgage to pay and a family to support—the mill cannot grind with water that is past. See also: cannot, grind, mill, past, that, water Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. mill cannot grind with water that is past Prov. Do not waste the opportunities you now have.; Do not waste time wishing for what you had in the past. If you want to go abroad, do it now, while you're young and have the money. The mill cannot grind with water that is past. See also: cannot, grind, mill, past, that, water McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men best-laid plans go astray, the children should be seen and not heard business before pleasure a woman's work is never done
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