The meaning of this saying is well-known: to remove obstacles, to end something quickly, to put to end an issue without providing further alternatives, to get something done.
What may not be known is that the Italian version of this saying seems to date back to some rather bloody traditions during the age of the Serenissima — more precisely the annual festival that took place in the Piazzetta di San Marco in commemoration of the victory of Doge Vitale II Michiel over Ulrico patriarch of Aquileia. In exchange for being freed from imprisonment, Ulrico Patriarch of Aquileia was to
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