"the cat's out of the bag" meaning in English

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        "It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed."
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        "(idiomatic) It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed."
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          "word": "the genie's out of the bottle"
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          "sense": "it is too late",
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