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