替ㄊㄧˋtì古ㄍㄨˇgǔ人ㄖㄣˊrén擔ㄉㄢdān憂ㄧㄡyōu

做不必要的憂慮。《官場現形記·第一八回》：「你也不過做個當中人，這一個要得出，只要那一個答應的下。要你 替古人擔憂做什麼呢？」也作「替古人耽憂」。

英to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily, crying over spilt milk, often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues