How to Pronounce "toothpaste is out of the tube"
expression
TOOTH-payst iz owt uhv thuh TOOB
TOOTH-payst iz owt ov thuh TYOOB
Definition
This means something has happened that cannot be undone or reversed, like when you squeeze toothpaste from a tube and cannot put it back. It describes a situation where it is too late to change things.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtuθˌpeɪst/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtjub/, /ˈtub
British English
tˈuːθpeɪst/ /ˈɪz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːb
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TOOTH-payst iz owt uhv thuh TOOB
UK
TOOTH-payst iz owt ov thuh TYOOB
Listen in Context
After sending the email, the toothpaste is out of the tube.
Once the news is out, the toothpaste is out of the tube.
He told the secret, so the toothpaste is out of the tube.
You can’t unsend that text—the toothpaste is out of the tube now.