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putting the toothpaste back in the tube

putting the toothpaste back in the tube is the present participle and gerund of put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Meaning of put the toothpaste back in the tube

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.

Questions about putting the toothpaste back in the tube

What is putting the toothpaste back in the tube the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the toothpaste back in the tube is the present participle and gerund of put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Words near putting the toothpaste back in the tube in the dictionary

  1. putting the screw
  2. putting the screws
  3. putting the squeeze on
  4. putting the stunners on
  5. putting the tin lid on it
  6. putting the toothpaste back in the tube
  7. putting the wood in the hole
  8. putting the world to rights
  9. putting through
  10. putting through the mangle
  11. putting through the mill

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