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come clean

Idioms  

  1. 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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Come clean about your own boundary violation, apologize, and ask her to shed some light on what you saw.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2019

Come clean and you will be just fine.

From Forbes • Jul. 21, 2014

Come clean and confess, the official from China’s planning commission advised his audience.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 20, 2013

Come clean now and we might put in a word for you at Robot Court.

From The Love of Frank Nineteen by Knight, David Carpenter

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