“What fell off the cart is lost.”

Що з воза впало, те пропало. Shcho z voza vpalo, te propalo

🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →

🇬🇧 What you'd actually say

“It's gone — forget about it.”

also: “Write it off.” · “There's no getting it back.”

📖 Meaning: Something is lost for good; stop thinking about it.
💡 Why it's funny: The cart is doing a lot of work in Ukrainian sayings, and here it is officially the point at which ownership ends.
🧭 Closest English idiom: “It's water under the bridge.”
📝 Explanation: Used about money, opportunities and objects. Sometimes said cynically by whoever ended up with the item.

🧠 Learn

write something off (phrase) — to accept that something is lost — списати, поставити хрест “We wrote off the deposit.”
for good (phrase) — permanently, forever — назавжди “He left for good.”

🗣 In context

Гроші вже не повернути. Що з воза впало, те пропало.

The money's not coming back. It's gone — forget about it.

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Questions people ask

What does “What fell off the cart is lost.” mean?

Something is lost for good; stop thinking about it.

How do you say «Що з воза впало, те пропало.» in English?

Naturally: “It's gone — forget about it.”. The closest English idiom is “It's water under the bridge.”.