"put the cork back in the bottle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the cork back in the bottle [present, singular, third-person], putting the cork back in the bottle [participle, present], put the cork back in the bottle [participle, past], put the cork back in the bottle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the cork back in the bottle}} 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, chiefly in the negative) To revert a situation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: put the genie back in the bottle
    Sense id: en-put_the_cork_back_in_the_bottle-en-verb-95qAOPxB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items

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