making a clean breast

A form of make a clean breast — Often followed by of: to be honest about something; to confess.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of make a clean breast
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making a clean breast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20clean%20breast

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“making a clean breast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20clean%20breast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “making a clean breast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20clean%20breast.

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