Usage of "make a clean breast of"

portugués

Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error.

Usage of make a clean breast of in inglés

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 

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Meanings of make a clean breast of in inglés