acqua passata

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “passed water.”

Noun

acqua passata f (plural acque passate)

1. ancient history, water under the bridge
   • 2024, “L'uomo ferito [The Hurt Man]”, in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, season 2, episode 5, spoken by Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor):

     Sai, di quelle faccende spiacevoli con Lyle, con tuo padre, degli oggetti, degli abusi che ti sono stati inflitti da Lyle, e di quelli che ti infliggeva tuo padre e di cui lui sapeva. E lui pensava fosse acqua passata, ma quando ha scoperto...

     And, you know, rough stuff with Lyle, but with your dad too, and the objects, and the things that Lyle did to you, but also the things he knew that were going on with you and your dad. And how he thought it had stopped, and when he found out it hadn't...

     (literally, “You know, those unpleasant events with Lyle, with your dad, of the objects, of the abuse that were inflicted on you by Lyle, and those that your dad inflicted on you and of which he was aware. And he thought it was ancient history, but when he found out...”)

Derived terms

• acqua passata non macina più