came clean
Admitted the truth
Came clean is the past tense of come clean, meaning to confess or reveal the full truth after concealing it: She finally came clean about the affair.
The phrase suggests washing away deception—returning to a state of honesty: He came clean to the police about his involvement.
- revealMake something visible
- spilled the beansRevealed a secret
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- full disclosureWithholding no information
admission · fessed up · owned up · truth-telling · truthfulness · unburdened · integrity · honesty · divulge · laid bare · leveled · accountability · relieved · cleared the air · transparency · lightened · responsibility · unmasked