Put the cork back in the bottle Meaning in English

expression

US

PUT thuh KORK BAK in thuh BOT-l

UK

PUT thuh KAWK BAK in thuh BOT-ul

التعريف

To try to reverse or undo something that has already happened and cannot easily be changed; often refers to an action or situation that can't be undone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a metaphorical expression, not literal. Commonly used to say that some actions or consequences can't be reversed ('the genie is out of the bottle' is a related phrase). More frequent in written or reflective speech than daily conversation. Avoid literal use when referring to actual bottles.

• Spanish: volver a poner el corcho en la botella - revertir una situación difícil de deshacer
• Portuguese (BR): colocar a rolha de volta na garrafa - tentar voltar atrás em algo irreversível
• Portuguese (PT): voltar a pôr a rolha na garrafa - tentar reverter algo irreversível
• Chinese (Simplified): 再把软木塞塞回瓶子里 - 想要逆转无法挽回的局面
• Chinese (Traditional): 再把軟木塞塞回瓶子裡 - 想要逆轉無法挽回的局面
• Hindi: बोतल में कॉर्क वापस डालना - किसी ऐसी चीज़ को उलटने की कोशिश करना जो अब असंभव है
• Arabic: إعادة سدادة الزجاجة - محاولة التراجع عن أمر يصعب أو يستحيل عكسه
• Bengali: বোতলে কর্ক আবার লাগানো - এমন কিছু ফিরিয়ে নেওয়ার চেষ্টা যা একবার ঘটলে আর সহজে পাল্টানো যায় না
• Russian: поставить пробку обратно в бутылку - попытаться вернуть ситуацию к прежнему (невозможно отменить сделанное)
• Japanese: ボトルにコルクを戻す - 一度起こったことを元に戻そうとする
• Vietnamese: đặt lại nút chai vào chai - cố gắng đảo ngược điều gì đó không thể thay đổi
• Korean: 병에 마개를 다시 꽂다 - 이미 벌어진 일을 되돌리려 하다
• Turkish: şişeye mantarı tekrar koymak - geri dönüşü zor bir durumu tersine çevirmeye çalışmak
• Urdu: بوتل میں کارک دوبارہ ڈالنا - کسی ناقابل واپسی چیز کو واپس لانے کی کوشش کرنا
• Indonesian: memasang kembali sumbat ke botol - mencoba membalikkan sesuatu yang sudah tidak bisa diubah

جمل نموذجية

After making the announcement, it was impossible to put the cork back in the bottle.

basic

You can't just take it back; you can't put the cork back in the bottle now.

basic

Some mistakes can't be fixed; you can't always put the cork back in the bottle.

basic

Once the information leaked, there was no chance to put the cork back in the bottle.

natural

They tried damage control, but it was too late to put the cork back in the bottle.

natural

By the time they realized the risks, it was like trying to put the cork back in the bottle—there was no going back.

natural