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- not censure sb for his past misdeeds
- overlook sb's past mistakes
- let bygones be bygones
- to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
- There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
- (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
Trad. 既來之，則安之
- Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.
- Since this is so, we should accept it.
- Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.
- If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
Trad. 既有今日何必當初
- see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
Trad. 一言既出，駟馬難追
- lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
Trad. 既要當婊子又要立牌坊
- see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]