feed something back into something

feed something back into something
feed something back into something
to return something back to where it came. •

I tried to feed the stamps back into the machine, but, of course, they wouldn't go.

The machine made too many boxes, but you can't feed them back into it!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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