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come clean
idiom
to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret: 全盘招供;和盘托出
come clean withI thought it was time to come clean with everybody.
come clean aboutI thought it was time to come clean about what I'd been doing.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to say that you are wrong
confessRawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.
own upCome on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich?
fess upFess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you?
come cleanI decided to come clean about the broken vase.
concedeShe did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear.
admitHe admitted that he had been wrong.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
confess
hand
hold/put your hands upidiom
retraction
self-admittedly
self-confessed
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
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