put the toothpaste back in the tube en · VERB
Meanings
- (idiomatic, in the negative) To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putting the toothpaste back in the tube | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puts the toothpaste back in the tube | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| put the toothpaste back in the tube | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put the toothpaste back in the tube | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
put the genie back in the bottle · put the cork back in the bottle