let the genie out of the bottle
放出无法收回的问题或后果
书面·不可逆后果
英文释义
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.
典故来源
源自《一千零一夜》中渔夫放出瓶中精灵的故事，比喻释放后无法收回的力量。