toothpaste is out of the tube: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Referring to a fact, action, or disclosure that cannot be undone or retracted; the situation is irreversible.
Examples
BetaOnce the email was sent to all clients, the toothpaste was out of the tube and the mistake couldn't be undone.
Once the email was sent to all clients, the fact was irreversible and the mistake couldn't be undone.
He realized the toothpaste was out of the tube when the rumors started spreading after his comment.
He realized the situation was irreversible when the rumors started spreading after his comment.
Trying to take back her words was pointless — the toothpaste was out of the tube by then.
Trying to take back her words was pointless — the situation was irreversible by then.
Examples:
- EN: The toothpaste is out of the tube with Tom.ES: La suerte ya está echada con lo de Tom.
- EN: Well, that toothpaste is out of the tube now, isn't it?ES: Bueno, esa pasta de dientes ya está fuera del tubo, ¿no?ID: Nasi sudah menjadi bubur, bukan?
- EN: The toothpaste is out of the tube - time to move on.HI: कब्र में पाँव लटकना - मरने का समय।
- EN: PC5315 "Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get it back in."HI: T 3612 - "जीभ पर लगी चोट जल्दी ठीक हो जाती है लेकिन जीभ से लगी चोट कभी ठीक नहीं होती. . !
- EN: Traynham: Yeah, and you -- at that time, the toothpaste is out of the tube.TE: నేను: హా అవును సింధూ, మరి నీ పరిస్థితి ఏంటి నిద్ర పోకుండా ఈ టైం లో మెసేజ్?
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