Sekirov Dictionary

make a clean breast

/ˈmeɪk ə ˈkliːn bɹɛst/

verb1

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Often followed by of: to be honest about something; to confess.
- 'It is well, then, that we should be frank,' said the other. 'We both think more than we have said; let us make a clean breast. This masked figure that you saw, did you recognise it?' — 1886

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made a clean breast · making a clean breast · makes a clean breast

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