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the genie is out of the bottle something has become known. Efforts to ban cloning cannot succeed — the genie is out of the bottle. Usage notes: often used in the form put the genie back in the bottle: Once people got used to e-mail, it was impossible to put this genie back in the bottle. Etymology: based on the story of a genie (= magic being) who was released from a bottle and then helps the person who let it out |
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While the genie is out of the bottle when it comes to the physics and engineering involved in making a nuke, getting one's hands on the needed materials has remained blessedly difficult. The problem, of course, is that the genie is out of the bottle and Elvis has left the building. ``The genie is out of the bottle, the fuse has been lit,'' Peter Diamandis, X Prize founder, said in a telephone interview. |
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genie is out of the bottle
