come clean

المعنى

to finally admit the truth about something you kept hidden

الاعتراف أخيرا بحقيقة أمر أخفاه المرء.

أمثلة

1. 1Leo finally came clean and admitted he had lost his sister's camera.
2. 2If you broke the window, it's better to come clean now than wait for Dad to find out.
3. 3After a week of lying, Maria came clean and told her parents she had failed the exam.
4. 4The company came clean about the data leak only after journalists started asking questions.
5. 5Why won't Tom come clean about where he was last night?

القواعد

يتغير come وحده: comes، coming، came. يذكر ما يعترف به بعد about.