make a clean breast of it

To confess one's misdeeds or wrongdoings. I felt so guilty about cheating on the test that I had to make a clean breast of it to my teacher.See also: breast, clean, make, of

make a clean breast of something (to someone)

Fig. to admit something to someone. You should make a clean breast of the matter to someone. You'll feel better if you make a clean breast of the incident.See also: breast, clean, make, of

make a clean breast of

Confess fully, as in Caught shoplifting, the girls decided to make a clean breast of it to their parents. This expression, first recorded in 1752, uses clean breast in the sense of baring of one's heart, the breast long considered the seat of private or secret feelings. See also: breast, clean, make, of

make a clean breast of

To confess fully.See also: breast, clean, make, of

单词	make a clean breast of it
释义	make a clean breast of it make a clean breast of it To confess in full to having done something wrong. make a clean breast of it make a clean breast of it To confess one's misdeeds or wrongdoings. I felt so guilty about cheating on the test that I had to make a clean breast of it to my teacher.See also: breast, clean, make, of make a clean breast of something (to someone) Fig. to admit something to someone. You should make a clean breast of the matter to someone. You'll feel better if you make a clean breast of the incident.See also: breast, clean, make, of make a clean breast of Confess fully, as in Caught shoplifting, the girls decided to make a clean breast of it to their parents. This expression, first recorded in 1752, uses clean breast in the sense of baring of one's heart, the breast long considered the seat of private or secret feelings. See also: breast, clean, make, of make a clean breast of To confess fully.See also: breast, clean, make, of
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