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Sorcerer's apprentice noun phrase
A person who brought a process, event, or the current affair about but now is incapable of controlling it.
I feel like a sorcerer's apprentice now. I hold this party, but everyone ignores what I am saying.
John is in the position of sorcerer's apprentice now. He instigated this sporting event for children, but kids have been running around since they got into the field.
This phrase alludes to Goethe's song "Der Zauberlehrling," published in 1797 about an apprentice magician who, through hubris in his own skills, summons a broom to perform his chores for him, only to discover he has no means of controlling it.
Do you see anything wrong?
Indicates that something which initially seems bad but harmless can become much worse in the future or lead to a harmful development
Those pharmacies have put the price of face masks up. It'll be the thin end of the wedge, if others follow along.
