make a clean breast of
US /meɪk ə kliːn brest əv/
UK /meɪk ə kliːn brest əv/
1.
坦白一切, 彻底承认
to confess fully, especially about something bad or illegal that one has done
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He decided to make a clean breast of it and tell his parents about the broken vase.
他决定坦白一切，告诉父母关于打碎花瓶的事。
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It's better to make a clean breast of your mistakes now than to let them fester.
与其让错误恶化，不如现在就坦白一切。