Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to empty the sack. Compare French vider son sac.

Verb

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vuotare il sacco

  1. to say what is on one's mind; to get something off one's chest; to come clean; to spill the beans
    • 2024, “Inizia lo spettacolo [Showtime]”, in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Dominick Dunne (Nathan Lane):
      È un'omissione piuttosto importante. Se stai già confessando di aver ucciso i tuoi genitori, perché non vuotare il sacco su tutto?
      That's a fairly sizable omission. If you're already confessing to murdering your parents, why not come clean about all of it?
      (literally, “It's a rather important omission. If you are already confessing to having killed your parents, why not come clean about everything?”)