make a clean breast



make a clean breast

To confess one's misdeeds or wrongdoings. I felt so guilty about cheating on the test that I had to make a clean breast of it to my teacher.
See also: breast, clean, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Minakomee-nah-koJapanese
Annalee-English (Rare)
Prochorus-Biblical, Biblical Latin
Euphrosyne-Greek Mythology
Iefan-Welsh
Bullock['bulək]