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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Example Sentences

The Congressman, who co-sponsored the law that compelled the justice department to release the Epstein files last year, also said the Royal Family should "come clean" and lay out what they knew and what "action they're going to take".

From BBC

"HMRC is running a disclosure facility where taxpayers can come clean on undeclared gains and unpaid tax prior to April 2024."

From BBC

And, well, if I was going to write about others with Parkinson’s disease, I would have to come clean about myself.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the prosecution argued that Singh's inaction, along with other pieces of evidence, proved that he had never intended for Khan to come clean.

From BBC

"Come clean. Come before the US Congress, voluntarily testify. Don't wait for a subpoena. Come and testify and tell us what you know."

From BBC