Dic: be past doing something

• She was past caring about anything by then and just wanted the pain to end. 
• Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings.

PREP : v-link PREP -ing | If you are past doing something, you are no longer able to do it. For example, if you are past caring, you do not care about something any more because so many bad things have happened to you. (= beyond)

| If you say that someone or something is past it, they are no longer able to do what they used to do.

..... Cobuild