come clean
Confess everything, as in If you come clean about what happened I will promise to keep it to myself. [Slang; early 1900s]
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How to use come clean in a sentence
She would of course always come clean, after everyone enjoyed an awkward chuckle.
Lucky for us, Oz has a basic understanding of how the law works, forcing him to come clean.
So, time to come clean regarding my methods and the way that I solve cases.
I Watched ‘Psych’ For 8 Years and All I Got Was This Lackluster Finale | Chancellor Agard | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was harder to convince to come clean, but eventually admitted he was no pirate but an “actor.”
Yes, Romney should come clean, and Democrats should be out there talking up this issue.
There's some vile plot laid against Howard, but if he doesn't come clean out of it with flying colors, call me a simpleton.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousSay, listen, Trencher, you might as well come clean with me.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbHe was poor, but with the never-failing well on Garrison Hill he could come clean as the richest to his prayers.
Major Vigoureux | A. T. Quiller-CouchWould he come clean through the moil, winning honor and his place among men?
The Promise | James B. HendryxAfter some bargaining he finally agreed to phone his managingeditor and propose I'd "come clean" for twenty dollars.
Greener Than You Think | Ward Moore
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