reinen Wein einschenken

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German

Etymology

Literally, to pour pure wine.

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Verb

reinen Wein einschenken (weak, third-person singular present schenkt reinen Wein ein, past tense schenkte reinen Wein ein, past participle reinen Wein eingeschenkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to come clean (to tell someone the plain truth)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 449:
      Noch eins ließ mich wünschen, Ihnen reinen Wein einschenken zu dürfen, nämlich die persönliche Erfahrung, wie irritierend die Unsicherheit, das Angewiesensein auf halbe Vermutungen in dieser Richtung wirken kann.
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