Synonyms for make clean breast of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : brest |
| Phonetic Transcription : brɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for make clean breast of Other synonyms for the word make clean breast of
- allow
- assent to
- attest
- aver
- avow
- blow
- chirp
- clue in
- come clean
- come out
- concede
- confess
- declare
- disclose
- dump on
- evince
- finger
- fink
- grant
- humble oneself
- leak
- let on
- level with
- make clean breast of
- manifest
- narrate
- open one's heart
- own
- own up
- post
- rat on
- recognize
- sing
- snitch
- sound off
- spill the beans
- spit out
- squeal
- tell the truth
- tip hand
- unload
- vent
- weasel
Définition of make clean breast of
Origin :- Old English breost "breast, bosom; mind, thought, disposition," from Proto-Germanic *breustam "breast" (cf. Old Saxon briost, Old Frisian briast, Old Norse brjost, Dutch borst, German brust, Gothic brusts), perhaps literally "swelling" and from PIE root *bhreus- "to swell, sprout" (cf. Middle Irish bruasach "having a broad, strong chest," Old Irish bruinne "breast"). The spelling conforms to the Scottish and northern England dialectal pronunciation. Figurative sense of "seat of the emotions" was in Old English.
- As in own : verb acknowledge, admit
- As in confess : verb admit, confirm
Antonyms for make clean breast of
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