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putting the cork back in the bottle

putting the cork back in the bottle is the present participle and gerund 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 putting the cork back in the bottle

What is putting the cork back in the bottle the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the cork back in the bottle is the present participle and gerund of put the cork back in the bottle.

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

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

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