The argument started, and now we cannot put the cork back in the bottle.
put the cork back in the bottle
idiomTo revert a situation.
Once the secret was leaked to the press, the company realized they could not put the cork back in the bottle.
The political reforms triggered a wave of public unrest that the government found impossible to contain, as if they could no longer put the cork back in the bottle.
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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back down
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
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back forty
The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.
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back gammon player
A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.
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back in the game
Having recovered from a disadvantageous position.
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back into
To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
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back of one's hand
A display of disrespect or scorn.
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back off
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.