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phrasal
to tell the whole story ; confess <came clean about her crimes>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Come Clean — can refer to: Come Clean (film), a 1931 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy Come Clean (novel) a novel by Terri Paddock Come Clean (Curve album), or the title song Come Clean (Dwarves album) Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album) Come Clean… … Wikipedia
Come Clean — Sencillo por Hilary Duff del Álbum Metamorphosis Lanzado 20 de enero de 2004 Formato Cd Single Descarga Digital Grabación 2003 Género … Wikipedia Español
come clean — ► to admit the truth about a secret you have been trying to keep: come clean about/on/over sth »Corporate managers were criticized for not coming clean sooner about the company s plans to split. Main Entry: ↑clean … Financial and business terms
come clean — If someone comes clean about something, they admit to deceit or wrongdoing … The small dictionary of idiomes
come clean — [v] acknowledge information admit, confess, explain, make clean breast*, own up, reveal; concepts 49,57 Ant. hide, hold, secret … New thesaurus
come clean — ► come clean informal fully confess something. Main Entry: ↑clean … English terms dictionary
Come Clean — est le troisième album du groupe de post grunge américain Puddle of Mudd et le premier album qui connut un succès en dehors de Kansas City et qui fut publié avec le soutien d un label mondialement organisé. L album connut, dès sa sortie du 28… … Wikipédia en Français
come clean — index betray (disclose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
come clean — (informal) TELL THE TRUTH, tell all, make a clean breast of it; confess, own up, admit guilt, admit to one s crimes/sins; informal fess up. → clean * * * phrasal slang : to tell the whole story … Useful english dictionary
come clean — to tell the truth about something that you have kept secret come clean about/on/over: It is time that the Opposition came clean about their plans for the self employed. come clean with: It was time to come clean with my mother … English dictionary
come clean — If someone comes clean about something, they admit to deceit or wrongdoing. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To come clean about something means to tell the truth. The boy was encouraged to come clean and tell the authorities what… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
