Meaning: Something in the past that cannot be undone but is forgive or accepted.
Do you often use this idiom. I liked it.
The origin of the idiom "many moons ago" is not clear, but the following sounds reasonable:
Many moons ago is an old-fashioned expression that means a long time ago. Moons refer to months (month derives from moon) and the expression meaning is just literal. The idiom's usage is from the 1700s. The expression is just a popular/common way to refer to an ancient measure of time.
THAT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE (OVER THE DAM) - The expression comes from the saying: 'A lot of water has flowed (passed, gone) over the dam (under the bridge.' 'Under the bridge' is British and is the oldest part of the expression. 'Over the dam' is its American variant." <o:p></o:p>
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Interesting Fact
The origin of the idiom “water under the bridge” is an ancient one; this saying is derived from an even older one that dates back to ancient Greece. Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic philosopher who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, conveyed the same idea when he coined the phrase “You cannot step twice in the same river.”<o:p></o:p>
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The idiom "water under the bridge" is very well known, but we don't have a lot of opportunities to use it.
I would use it if I were talking about someone or a situation that had been a big problem in the past, but now that some time has passed, I am not upset anymore. In other words, what happened in the past is not important anymore.
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Good topic Leyla...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone
Like Susan, I don't use it often. But it is handy and everyone knows what it means.
I have another one for you, Leyla. How about 'many moons ago' Have you heard this one or do you have it in Azeri?
Example: "I can't remember what I did on my 8th birthday. That was many moons ago."
