Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the genie is out of the bottle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: the -ge-nie is out of the bot-tle
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.

phrase

Something has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.

Example Sentences

"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."
"This early flawed statement was rapidly updated with entirely accurate information, but it was too late - the genie was out of the bottle."
"I don't think there's any hope of repealing this city's silly parking bylaw. The genie is out of the bottle, sadly."
"“The foundations of the concerns about digital platforms were developing during the Obama years […]” said Chris Lewis, the president of the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge. “The genie is out of the bottle and the issues the public needs resolved are piling up without resolution.”"

Inflected Forms

the genie's out of the bottle (alternative)

Phrases

can of worms kettle of fish Pandora's box put the genie back in the bottle

Frequently Paired Words

can of worms kettle of fish Pandora's box put the genie back in the bottle

Synonyms

the cat is out of the bag what's done is done

Questions

What does the genie is out of the bottle mean?: Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.

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