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

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

We will come clean with our own views on these races: Whatever, man.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2026

“I’d come clean with the voters about where we are fiscally.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

As I said this, I wondered if Mother would make me come clean about my entry, but she kept twinkling at my ribbon.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly