真相大白zhēn xiàng dà báieverything is clear;that accounts for the milk in the cocoanut; the actual state of affairs has been made clear; the case is entirely cleared up; the cat is out of the bag; the facts are clear now; the lid is off sth; the murder is out; the truth has been brought into daylight (/has come to light/has surfaced); the whole affair is now out in the open
❍ 一切真相都大白了！ (杨沫《青春之歌》571) Everything was now dreadfully clear to Xiaoyan.
❍ 现在金老歪残害李铁匠的～了。真是血债累累，铁证如山，不容抵赖！(石文驹《战地红樱》131) Now the murder was finally out . The iron-clad evidencelay before everyone’s eyes. 真相大白zhēn xiànɡ dà bái真相：事情的本来面目；大白：彻底弄清楚。形容事情的真实情况完全清楚了。The whole truth has come out. The truth is out. The murder is out. come out into the open, come out in the wash |