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Earlier today in a comment I tried to explain to a community member that they should put whatever happened in the past behind them. I used "water behind the bridge" and "let bygones be bygones". For context, the two English idioms are:

water under the bridge

—used to say that something happened in the past and is no longer important or worth arguing about
We had our differences in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now.

let bygones be bygones

to forgive someone for something done or for a disagreement and to forget about it
I know we've had our fights over the years, but I think it's time we let bygones be bygones.

I've found some explanations of the two phrases in Japanese but have yet to find a corresponding ことわざ.

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Oddly enough we say 水に流す。E.g.昔のことは水に流して仲良くやろう。

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  • Ahh I have heard this one before!
    – Eddie Kal
    Mar 3, 2021 at 6:43

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