English Dictionary

genie is out of the bottle

フレーズ

Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences. / Something has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.

日本語の意味

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。

意味（1）

Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.

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.

意味（2）

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

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 genie is out of the bottle （ canonical ）