Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "iYa, ya! " She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure." What does Laura’s attempt at trying to use an English idiom reveal about her character?

Laura tries to use the English idiom “There is no use trying to drink spilt milk,” showing that she is willing and eager to experiment with English expressions. The phrase is a mixed-up version of “There’s no use crying over spilt milk,” which suggests she is trying the idiom rather than carefully using it exactly.

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