Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a clean breast of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: make a -clean breast- of
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

Example Sentences

"the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"

Synonyms

own up fess up

Questions

What does make a clean breast of mean?: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

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