genie is out of the bottle

Phrase

Japanese Meaning

情報が公開され、その後の影響が避けられない状態 / 取り返しのつかない現実が生じた状況 / 失われた物事を元に戻すことが不可能な状態

After the confidential report was leaked, the genie is out of the bottle, and regulators can't ignore the allegations.

機密報告書が流出してしまった後は、一度情報が出てしまえば元に戻せず、規制当局はその疑惑を無視できない。

Sense（1）

Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.

Sense（2）

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

the genie is out of the bottle

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