de geest is uit de fles

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “the genie/ghost is out of the bottle”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɣeːst ɪs ˌœy̯t də ˈflɛs/

Phrase

de geest is uit de fles

  1. (idiomatic) the genie's out of the bottle (matters are hard to reverse or beyond control now)
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