Idiom: Put the genie back in the bottle

Today’s episode is for Friday, September 17, 2021. Our idiom is ‘put the genie back in the bottle.’ Put the genie back in the bottle means the impossible task of stopping a situation from developing or even reversing it. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PutTheGenieBackInTheBottle Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the posts. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz I also offer FREE 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SatFree4Any1and Sunday Free-For-Anyone  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SunFree4Any1. Below is one term from today’s episode that may have been new for you. The genie is out of the bottle: The genie is out of the bottle is used when a secret is not a secret anymore or when a change that cannot be stopped has begun. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TheGenieIsOutOfTheBottle