Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the genie back in the bottle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: put the -ge-nie back- in the bot-tle
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: unring a bell"
"People are very worried about artificial intelligence, but there's no way now to put the genie back in the bottle."

Inflected Forms

puts the genie back in the bottle (present, singular) putting the genie back in the bottle (participle, present)

Phrases

the genie is out of the bottle close the stable door after the horse has bolted Pandora's box ride the tiger toothpaste is out of the tube

Frequently Paired Words

the genie is out of the bottle close the stable door after the horse has bolted Pandora's box ride the tiger toothpaste is out of the tube

Synonyms

put the cork back in the bottle put the toothpaste back in the tube unring a bell

Questions

What does put the genie back in the bottle mean?: To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.

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