putthetoothpastebackinthetube (third-person singular simple presentputs the toothpaste back in the tube,present participleputting the toothpaste back in the tube,simple past and past participleput the toothpaste back in the tube)

1. (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative) Torevert asituation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.

• put the cork back in the bottle
• put the genie back in the bottle

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