Usage of "make a clean breast of"

Portuguese

Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error.

Synonyms

Examples for "own up"

Examples for "own up"

Can I own up to thinking that it isn't actually very good? 
 Radio NZ 

If this is the problem why won't Disney own up to it. 
 The Irish Times 

Perhaps it'll be best if you own up to your mistakes straightaway. 
 The South African 

Would they even own up to saying that in the first place? 
 The Guardian 

And they had troubles of their own up at the station house. 
 Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor 

You gotta ' fess up and let the chips fall where they may. 
 Ebony 

They'll be much angrier if you fess up at the last minute. 
 Ebony 

I have been a beastly cad and I'm ready to fess up. 
 Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman 

There's nothing to do but go and ' fess up to Mrs. Kirby. 
 Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 

So tell me son, what do you need to ' fess up this morning? 
 Made of honor 

Usage of make a clean breast of in English

In fact, he simply could not make a clean breast of it. 
 At the Foot of the Rainbow 

She would make a clean breast of it on the first opportunity. 
 M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." 

You might as well make a clean breast of the whole matter. 
 Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest 

But first of all you shall make a clean breast of it. 
 In Direst Peril 

I will make a clean breast of it all-beforeI go mad. 
 Edward Barry / South Sea Pearler 

Your only hope will be to make a clean breast of everything. 
 The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood 

I can't do it unless you make a clean breast of it. 
 Mavericks 

Yes, my beloved friend, let me make a clean breast of it. 
 More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work... 

He said, 'I think I will make a clean breast of it. 
 The Personal Touch 

In her presence I shall make a clean breast of it. 
 The Home and the World 

Go off, like Mr. Benjamin; or else make a clean breast of it. 
 The Eustace Diamonds 

So I might as well make a clean breast of it. 
 The Seventh Noon 

Next session I propose to make a clean breast of it. 
 A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy 

Well, I might as well make a clean breast of it. 
 Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi... 

And now, mamma, I will make a clean breast of it. 
 The Last Chronicle of Barset 

We ought to make a clean breast of everything those girls. 
 Her Weight in Gold 

Translations for make a clean breast of

Portuguese

Meanings of make a clean breast of in English