put the genie back in the bottle

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative)Torevertasituation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.People are very worried about artificial intelligence, but there's no way now toput the genie back in the bottle.

Examples:

EN: Besides, there's no way to put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Además, es imposible volver a poner al genio en la lámpara.
EN: It's not like I can put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: No puedo volver a meter el genio en la botella.
EN: We can't put the genie back in the bottle, Dave.
ES: No podemos dar marcha atrás. Dave.
EN: I just can't put the genie back in the bottle, because... if she suddenly stopped working, you know, just dropped out of sight, they'd never let it rest.
ES: No puedo volver a meter al genio en la botella, porque si deja de trabajar de repente, si desaparece de la vista, no me dejarán en paz.
EN: So I'm gonna go call him and I'd put the genie back in the bottle, just to be safe, no offence.
ES: Así que voy a llamarle y yo volvería a meter a la genio en la botella, no te ofendas.
EN: - What? Once he saw how good I was, he wanted to put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Una vez que él vió lo buena que era, quiso volver a meter el genio en la botella.
EN: It's my one chance to put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Era mi oportunidad de regresar a la pequeña genio a su botella.
EN: What if we can't put the genie back in the bottle?
ES: ¿Y si no podemos devolver el genio a la botella?
EN: My employers fully understand that you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Mis empleadores entienden perfectamente que no puedes regresar al genio dentro de la botella.
EN: Oh. Okay, Holly, let's put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Vale, Holly. pon al genio en la botella de nuevo.
EN: You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: No puedes volver a meter al genio en la lámpara.
EN: Henry Stimson, the colonel, was a true old soldier but he was terrified by the forces he'd helped unleash and now wanted to put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Henry Stimson, el coronel, era un viejo y verdadero soldado pero estaba aterrorizado por las fuerzas que él había ayudado a desatar y ahora quería volver a meter al genio en su botella.
EN: Our mirror sites make it impossible... for the bank to put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: Nuestrossitiosespejo hacer imposible ... para el banco para poner al genio De vuelta en la botella.
EN: Now put it back! You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
ES: No puedes volver a meter al genio en la botella.
EN: - (Scoffs) - So let's just put the genie back in the bottle. - (Sighs)
ES: Así que pongamos de nuevo el genio en la botella.

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