make a clean breast of it

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1. To make a full confession: “The judge will give the convict a lighter sentence if he makes a clean breast of his involvement with the crime.”

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make a clean breast of it

I did read — to make a clean breast of it — a King piece about Little League baseball that The New Yorker published in the early nineties.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2012

But Ehrlichman will claim that he personally took no part in cover-up activities and kept urging that anyone involved "make a clean breast of it."

From Time Magazine Archive

If you owe more tax, the 1040X lets you make a clean breast of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no need of bribes or nut-crackers; he was anxious to make a clean breast of it, for which I gave him ample absolution.

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Susanna Moodie

I'm so mad with love for you that I scarcely know what I am doing, but I will make a clean breast of it now.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Cyrus Townsend Brady

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