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puts the cork back in the bottle

puts the cork back in the bottle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the cork back in the bottle.

Meaning of put the cork back in the bottle

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.

Questions about puts the cork back in the bottle

What is puts the cork back in the bottle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the cork back in the bottle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the cork back in the bottle.

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

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

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