Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To confess; admit the truth.

    reinen Tisch machen

    признатьсяpriznatʹsja

Examples

34 sentences

  1. You might as well come clean.

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  2. Tom needs to come clean about that.

    deTom muss sich dazu bekennen. — mayabe

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  3. You need to come clean right now.

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  4. I think that it's time to come clean.

    ruЯ думаю, пришло время признаться. — odexed

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  5. It's time to come clean about what happened.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to confess:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to confess:

Forms

comes clean, coming clean, came clean, come clean
Base formcome clean · to come clean
3rd person singularcomes clean
Present participlecoming clean
Past simplecame clean
Past participlecome clean

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome clean
he, she, itcomes clean

Past simpleLesson

all personscame clean

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come clean
he, she, ithas come clean

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come clean

Synonyms

2 synonyms
fess upown up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
comeA1comebackcomedianB1comediccomedown
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