Tag: The genie is out of the bottle
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Put the genie back in the bottle
Idiom: Put the genie back in the bottle Right off the bat, let me tell you that if you are trying to put the genie back in the bottle, you are trying to stop a situation from developing further and even go back to the way things were. The idiom is always used in the…
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Old Man Winter
WotD: Old Man Winter Try as he might, this is one battle Old Man Winter, a personification of winter, will not win. It’s March in subtropical Wakayama, Japan. He’s fighting a losing battle if he’s trying to maintain his cold grip on us. Mother Nature knows what she’s doing, and nature will always find a way…
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The genie is out of the bottle
English Idiom: The genie is out of the bottle Imagine you try to have a surprise party for your brother’s birthday. You want to keep it on the down low, but when his girlfriend accidentally tells him – the genie is out of the bottle. You may hear this expression when a secret is not…
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Get wind of
A: So, you’ve heard Christine is getting divorced. B: No! A: Oh, in that case, forget I said anything. English Idiom: Get wind of (something) If you get wind of something, then you hear about something secret or not well known. For example, perhaps a friend of yours is having a party, and they didn’t…
