"the genie is out of the bottle" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-genie is out of the bottle.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: the cat is out of the bag Translations (information has been released that will have ongoing consequences): de geest is uit de fles (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-the_genie_is_out_of_the_bottle-en-phrase-3OzX71iW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'information has been released that will have ongoing consequences': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) Something has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-the_genie_is_out_of_the_bottle-en-phrase-qxeORRv4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: the genie's out of the bottle Related terms: can of worms, kettle of fish, Pandora's box, put the genie back in the bottle, what's done is done

Alternative forms

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