"you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Once something is said or done, it cannot be unsaid or undone. Synonyms: you can't put the shit back in the horse [vulgar], you can't unring a bell, you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube
    Sense id: en-you_can't_put_the_toothpaste_back_in_the_tube-en-proverb-zVeleZyJ Categories (other): English proverbs

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