Come clean

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To confess; admit the truth. idiomatic

    ""You better come clean, Swan, and tell the whole thing. What was it? Don't talk in circles.""

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acknowledgeadmitadmit everythingallowavowcard

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""You better come clean, Swan, and tell the whole thing. What was it? Don't talk in circles.""

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