MILL
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past Agua pasada no muele molino Forget what happened yesterday, a mill cannot grind with the water that is past Olvídate de lo que pasó ayer porque agua pasada no muele molino — “The mill cannot gridn with the water that is past, as the old people in the mountains used to say.” G. Richards, Red Kill , 1980. UK. Draw water to one´s mill Arrimar el ascua a la sardina de uno In this deal, Robert is drawing water to his mill, naturally En este acuerdo, Roberto arrima el ascua a su sardina, naturalmente Go through the mill (hell, fire and water, hell and high water) Pasarlas negras (canutas, las de Caín, moradas, por la calle de la amargura) Let me tell you, I´ve gone through the mill in jail Deja que te cuente, las he pasado canutas en la cárcel — “... they are good enough. However, they have to realise that experience counts and you have to go through the mill.” Cape Times, Africa - 17 Jul 2003. S. Afr. ...