Let the genie out of the bottle 带来难以遏制的恶果
2023-04-04 16:35:37 每日学英语
let the genie out of the bottle的意思是“to allow something to happen that cannot then be stopped”,即“带来难以遏制的恶果”。
【例句】
When I told him the secret, I let the genie out of the bottle.
我把秘密告诉他的时候,便是一系列不可控恶果的开始。
Once you make carrying guns legal, you let the genie out of the bottle.
一旦你让携带枪支成为合法行为,你就带来难以遏制的恶果。