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Water Under the Bridge

What it means

Something unpleasant that happened a while ago and no longer matters enough to argue about.

Where it comes from

The image only works one way. A river carries water past a bridge and never back, so the offence is gone in the same sense that yesterday's water is gone.

The puzzle it came from

Water Under the Bridge was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 29, 2025. The clue read ____ ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Water Under the Bridge

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