come clean with (someone)

come clean with (someone)

To admit something to someone, often regarding a wrongdoing that one has tried to hide. We have to come clean with the police before Joe gets punished for our crime! The kids finally came clean with me about eating the cookies I'd made for the bake sale.See also: clean, come

come clean with someone

verbSee come clean with someone about somethingSee also: clean, come, someone