the genie is out of the bottle
Information has been released that will have ongoing consequencesInformation has been released that will have ongoing consequences.
» The bottle is filled with water.
Die Flasche ist voll Wasser. — benutzer
Бутылка полна воды. — benutzer
Пляшка повна води. — aandrusiak
Пляшка наповнена водою. — benutzer
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2 senses(idiomatic)Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.
It's been widely rumored the network was planning to cancel the show, but now the genie is out of the bottle and fans are furious.
(idiomatic)Something has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.
I don't think there's any hope of repealing this city's silly parking bylaw. The genie is out of the bottle, sadly.
Examples
534 sentencesThe bottle is filled with water.
Пляшка повна води. — aandrusiak
ruБутылка полна воды. — benutzer
deDie Flasche ist voll Wasser. — benutzer
He filled the bottle with water.
Він наповнив пляшку водою. — Ahha
ruОн наполнил бутылку водой. — pandabear
deEr füllte die Flasche mit Wasser. — Sudajaengi
Tom filled the bottle with water.
Том наповнив пляшку водою. — Ahha
ruТом наполнил бутылку водой. — odexed
deTom füllte die Flasche mit Wasser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't drink from the bottle, please.
Не пий з пляшки, будь ласка. — deniko
ruНе пей из бутылки, пожалуйста. — odexed
deBitte nicht aus der Flasche trinken. — BlundaInte
Tom opened the bottle of wine.
Том відкоркував пляшку вина. — deniko
ruТом открыл бутылку вина. — marafon
Translations
1 languagesDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.