Synonyms

come clean

Idioms

Confess everything, as in If you come clean about what happened I will promise to keep it to myself. [Slang; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

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come clean

The Sunday Express highlights "rural campaigners' fears" with the headline: "PM must come clean on homes for green belt."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Why can’t they just come clean with us?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

I also had to come clean with mom on what I did.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

"It is time to come clean," Guterres said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

A second CO didn’t come clean soon enough, though.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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