The Awl Has Come Out of the Sack
Figuratively: the true reason for something has been revealed; the real motive behind the behavior has become clear.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָצָא הַמַּרְצֵעַ מִן הַשַּׂק
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְגַּלְּתָה הַסִּיבָּה הָאֲמִיתִּית לַדָּבָר. הִתְבָּרֵר הַמֵּנִיעַ הָאֲמִיתִּי שֶׁבִּבְסִיס הַהִתְנַהֲגוּת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)