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make a clean breast of

/meɪk ə kliːn brest əv/

翻译: 指毫无保留地、彻底坦白地说出全部实情,尤指承认自己的过错或隐秘,以减轻负罪感或使良心得到安宁。

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/meɪk ə kliːn brest əv/C1formal
  • zh指毫无保留地、彻底坦白地说出全部实情,尤指承认自己的过错或隐秘,以减轻负罪感或使良心得到安宁。

To confess fully and honestly to something, especially a wrongdoing or a secret, often to relieve guilt or clear one's conscience.

  1. Confess fullyC1formal

    To fully confess or admit something, especially something that has been hidden or kept secret.

    zh和盘托出

    • He decided to make a clean breast of his involvement in the scheme.
    • She made a clean breast of her mistakes to her boss.
    • After years of guilt, he finally made a clean breast of the whole affair.