let the genie out of the bottle
放出無(wú)法收回的問(wèn)題或后果
書面·不可逆后果
英文釋義
to do something that cannot be reversed; to reveal or unleash something powerful or uncontrollable
例句
Once you launch that software update, you can't let the genie out of the bottle.
典故來(lái)源
源自《一千零一夜》中漁夫放出瓶中精靈的故事，比喻釋放后無(wú)法收回的力量。