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put the cork back in the bottle

put the cork back in the bottle verb: to revert a situation.

Verb

put the cork back in the bottle (third-person singular simple present puts the cork back in the bottle, present participle putting the cork back in the bottle, simple past and past participle put the cork back in the bottle)

  1. (idiomatic) To revert a situation.

Synonyms of put the cork back in the bottle

Forms of put the cork back in the bottle

third-person singular presentputs the cork back in the bottle
present participleputting the cork back in the bottle
past participleput the cork back in the bottle
pastput the cork back in the bottle

Questions about put the cork back in the bottle

What does put the cork back in the bottle mean?
Put the cork back in the bottle means to revert a situation.
What part of speech is put the cork back in the bottle?
Put the cork back in the bottle is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the cork back in the bottle?
The past tense of put the cork back in the bottle is put the cork back in the bottle.

Words near put the cork back in the bottle in the dictionary

  1. put the cat among the pigeons
  2. put the change on someone
  3. put the clock back
  4. put the clock forward
  5. put the clocks back
  6. put the cork back in the bottle
  7. put the dead wood on
  8. put the fear of God into
  9. put the feedbag on
  10. put the finger on
  11. put the fries in the bag

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