let the genie out of the bottle
成語所屬單字bottle
let the genie out of the bottle — 慣用語
1. To take an action that causes major changes and cannot be undone.
1.慣用語
釋義
放出瓶中精靈，造成不可逆轉的後果
To take an action that causes major changes and cannot be undone.
例句
By releasing the virus data, the scientist let the genie out of the bottle.
Did the new law let the genie out of the bottle for online privacy?