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See: MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF.

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make a clean breast of

[make a clean breast of] {v. phr.} To admit (your guilt); tell all about (your wrong doing); confess everything. * /The police caught the hit-and-run driver and he made a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

clean

[clean] See: [COME CLEAN], [KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN], [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF], [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN], [TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind. www.english-slang.com

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[off one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Told to someone and so not bothering you anymore; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it. * /After […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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