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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rudolf	ROO-dawlf (German), RUW-dawlf (Polish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Arm
Julita	yuw-LEE-tah	Polish
Jitendra	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Nicolas	nee-ko-LAH	French
Carissa	kə-RIS-ə	English
Murali	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi