you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube

A form of you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube — Once something is said or done, it cannot be unsaid or undone.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
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APA

you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20put%20the%20toothpaste%20back%20into%20the%20tube

MLA

“you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20put%20the%20toothpaste%20back%20into%20the%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20put%20the%20toothpaste%20back%20into%20the%20tube.

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