genie's out of the bottle 是什麼意思?這是一種比喻法嗎?

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Rebecca
the genie's out of the bottle 是一種習慣用語,形容某件事情發生、對生活造成巨大或永久性的改變。通常是形容壞事。 例句: There was a rumor the show would be cancelled, but now the genie's out the bottle, and it's true. (有傳聞那個節目會被砍掉,但現在大勢已定、傳言是真的。) 例句: She let the genie out the bottle and told the whole class my secret. (她讓事情覆水難收,把我的秘密告訴給全班同學。)