"put the genie back in the bottle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: puts the genie back in the bottle [present, singular, third-person], putting the genie back in the bottle [participle, present], put the genie back in the bottle [participle, past], put the genie back in the bottle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the genie back in the bottle}} put the genie back in the bottle (third-person singular simple present puts the genie back in the bottle, present participle putting the genie back in the bottle, simple past and past participle put the genie back in the bottle)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: put the cork back in the bottle, put the toothpaste back in the tube Related terms: genie is out of the bottle, unring a bell
    Sense id: en-put_the_genie_back_in_the_bottle-en-verb-T5fkTvsU Categories (other): English negative polarity items, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 10 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 9 7 7
  2. You can't unsend a like.
    Sense id: en-put_the_genie_back_in_the_bottle-en-verb--QCSeYmy
  3. You can't unlift a lash.
    Sense id: en-put_the_genie_back_in_the_bottle-en-verb-XHIiUPP~
  4. You can't is what was.
    Sense id: en-put_the_genie_back_in_the_bottle-en-verb-SglyiGIY

Inflected forms

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