英语词汇“make a clean breast of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

make a clean breast of: made a clean breast of, makes a clean breast of, making a clean breast of

USAGE EXAMPLES

They’re not wrong, but did part of this come from their secretiveness and unwillingness to make a clean breast of things?”

Washington Post(Sep 02, 2016)

This week’s drinking game: A draft of Fuller’s London Porter for every time somebody urges Edith to make a clean breast of things with Bertie.

New York Times(Feb 21, 2016)

"I would not have done that had Mr Evans not made a clean breast of his involvement in these offences."

BBC(Jul 24, 2014)

v admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

Syn|Hyper

fess up, own up

concede, confess, profess

admit (to a wrongdoing)

单词	make a clean breast of
释义	make a clean breast of (once / 9471 pages) v WORD FAMILY make a clean breast of: made a clean breast of, makes a clean breast of, making a clean breast of USAGE EXAMPLES They’re not wrong, but did part of this come from their secretiveness and unwillingness to make a clean breast of things?” Washington Post(Sep 02, 2016) This week’s drinking game: A draft of Fuller’s London Porter for every time somebody urges Edith to make a clean breast of things with Bertie. New York Times(Feb 21, 2016) "I would not have done that had Mr Evans not made a clean breast of his involvement in these offences." BBC(Jul 24, 2014) v admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error Syn\|Hyper fess up, own up concede, confess, profess admit (to a wrongdoing)
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