Make a clean breast of
Make a clean breast of verb - Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error.
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Synonyms for Make a clean breast of
Own up is a synonym for make a clean breast of. In some cases you can use "Own up" instead a verb "Make a clean breast of".
Own up
Own up verb - Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error.
Usage example: the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting
Make a clean breast of is a synonym for own up. You can use "Make a clean breast of" instead a verb "Own up".
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Related pairs
- acknowledge and make a clean breast of
- acknowledge and own up
- confide and make a clean breast of
- confide and own up
- divulge and make a clean breast of
- divulge and own up
- concede and make a clean breast of
- concede and own up
- admit and make a clean breast of
- admit and own up
- declare and make a clean breast of
- declare and own up
- profess and make a clean breast of
- profess and own up
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Own up and Make a clean breast of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make_a_clean_breast_of/own_up
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