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put the genie back in the bottle
Verb
idiomatic
in the negative
Japanese Meaning
状況を元に戻す（始まった変化や事態を、元の状態に回復させること） / 手に負えない展開を初期状態に戻す試み / 起こった問題や騒動を抑制・逆転させる試み
Sense（1）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To revert a situation.
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put the genie back in the bottle
Once the data had been leaked, you couldn't put the genie back in the bottle.
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Once the data had been leaked, you couldn't put the genie back in the bottle.
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