"the genie's out of the bottle" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-the genie's out of the bottle.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=the genie's out of the bottle}} the genie's out of the bottle
  1. (idiomatic) It is too late. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: the cat's out of the bag
    Sense id: en-the_genie's_out_of_the_bottle-en-phrase-RGKzAI-y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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