past vs water under the bridge

water under the bridge vs past

past and water under the bridge both are nouns.

past is an adjective but water under the bridge is not an adjective.

past is an adverb but water under the bridge is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
past	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
water under the bridge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water under the bridge is a hyponym of past; that is, water under the bridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than past:

past: the time that has elapsed
water under the bridge: past events to be put aside

Other hyponyms of past include yore, bygone, old, history, time immemorial, time out of mind, auld langsyne, good old days, lang syne, langsyne, old times, yesterday.

past (noun)	water under the bridge (noun)
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past	past events to be put aside
the time that has elapsed
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

past (adjective)	water under the bridge (adjective)
earlier than the present time; no longer current
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

past (adverb)	water under the bridge (adverb)
so as to pass a given point

Difference between past and water under the bridge

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