de geest is uit de fles

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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

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

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