genie wish
Magical granted desire
A genie wish is a wish granted by a magical being, proverbially with unintended consequences—the genie interprets your words literally or finds loopholes.
The phrase captures the danger of getting exactly what you asked for: Be careful what you wish for; it might be a genie wish.
Often used to describe any outcome that technically fulfills a request while subverting its intent.
- magic lampEnchanted oil vessel
- lampElectric light fixture
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- threeSum of one twice
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
rub the lamp · bottle · rub · master · djinn · Aladdin · smoke · desire · summon · puff of smoke · appear · command · bound · freedom · set free · twist · sparkle · incantation
- wisheswishbone, monkey's paw
- fantasiesdaydream, fantasy, dream, illusion, make-believe
genie wishblood sweat and tears
Maximum physical and emotional exertion
sweat equity · climbing the ladder · elbow grease · just desserts · apprenticeship
genie wishnatural consequence
Unavoidable result of actions
cause and effect · calculated risk · investment return · compound growth · organic growth
genie wishtwist of fate
Unexpected reversal of fortune
accident · unintended consequence · curse · karmic retribution · just deserts
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