Let the genie out of the bottle 帶來難以遏制的惡果
2023-04-04 16:35:37 每日學(xué)英語
let the genie out of the bottle的意思是“to allow something to happen that cannot then be stopped”,即“帶來難以遏制的惡果”。
【例句】
When I told him the secret, I let the genie out of the bottle.
我把秘密告訴他的時候,便是一系列不可控惡果的開始。
Once you make carrying guns legal, you let the genie out of the bottle.
一旦你讓攜帶槍支成為合法行為,你就帶來難以遏制的惡果。