put the toothpaste back in the tube

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative)Torevertasituation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.

Examples:

EN: I know. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
ES: No puedes devolver el dentífrico al tubo.
EN: You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
ES: No se puede volver a colocar la pasta de dientes en el tubo
ES: No puedes volver a meter la pasta dental en el tubo.
ES: No puedes volver a poner la pasta de dientes en el tubo.
EN: Uh, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, dude.
ES: No puedes volver a meter la pasta de dientes en el tubo.
EN: You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, honey.
ES: No puedes poner la pasta de dientes de nuevo en el tubo, cariño.
ID: Kau tidak bisa mengubah bubur menjadi nasi, sayang.
EN: It's very hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube, Marcy.
ES: Es muy difícil poner la pasta de dientes de nuevo en el paquete, Marcy.
EN: Now, it's not too late to put the toothpaste back in the tube.
ES: Pero no es demasiado tarde para dejar correr el asunto.
ID: Sekarang, belum terlambat untuk memasukkan kembali pasta gigi ke dalam tabungnya.
EN: But hey, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, can you?
ID: Tapi, hei, Anda tidak dapat menempatkan pasta gigi kembali tabung, bisa Anda?
EN: Look, I'm just trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Okay?
ID: Aku hanya ingin memasukkan kembali pasta giginya ke dalam wadahnya, oke?
EN: If they thought that by Make the Switch, they could put the toothpaste back in the tube, they were fooling themselves.
ID: Jika mereka berpikir dengan Make the Switch, mereka bisa memperbaiki keadaan, mereka membodohi diri sendiri.

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