genie in a bottle
- lampElectric light fixture
- wishYearned-for outcome
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
djinn · cork · trapped · summon · rub · master · three wishes · Arabian · mystical · release · enchanted · spirit · captive · vessel · ancient · swirling · Christina Aguilera · pop
confinement vs. freedom
genie in a bottlefree spirit
Uninhibited, unconventional person
wild card · escaped prisoner · force of nature · loose cannon · free agent
wish fulfillment vs. wish denial
genie in a bottlecurse
Invoked harm through words
monkey's paw · demon · devil's bargain · jinx · cursed object
hidden potential vs. manifest reality
genie in a bottlebird in the hand
Something already secured
known quantity · sure thing · fait accompli · spent force · empty vessel