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it was a short-lived joy

  • 1 был да сплыл

    был да сплыл (была да сплыла, было да сплыло, были да сплыли)
    погов.
    what is past is past; it has gone the way of all flesh; it's all over; it was a short-lived joy; cf. the mill cannot grind with the water that is passed (past); let bygones be bygones

    И сам он недоумевал - с чего Кира так испугалась. Обоим приятно было бы поговорить, узнать друг про друга. Что было, то сплыло, но ведь не враги же они... (Д. Гранин, Дождь в чужом городе) — And he was irritated. Why had Kira taken fright like that? It would have been pleasant for both of them to chat and find out what each was doing. What was past was past. After all, they weren't enemies.

    Я погрузился в воспоминания о войне, хозяин, глянув на мою медаль и орден, сказал с тоской, но безо всякой, впрочем, злости, что у него тоже были и награды, и чины, да вот сплыли. (В. Астафьев, Царь-рыба) — I lost myself in reminiscences of the war and the storekeeper's husband after glancing at the two decorations on my jacket commented wistfully, but without a trace of envy, that he too had once had decorations and rank but they had gone the way of all flesh.

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