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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF

make a bargain
make a book
make a convenience of
make a day of it
make a difference
make a hames of
make a hare of someone
make a hash of
make a hit with
make a hole in
make a horlicks
make a long arm
make a meal of
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a move
make a muck of
make a night of it
make a noise
make a pig of oneself
make a pig´s ear of

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF

a bit of
abreast of
at the cost of
at the request of
get the best of
grow out of
in light of
in point of
in the event of
in the midst of
keep out of
make the best of
make the most of
on account of
on the part of
on the point of
out of
sort of
take account of
the best part of

Synonyms and antonyms of make a clean breast of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make a clean breast of» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

使和盘托出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer una limpia de mama
570 millions of speakers

English

make a clean breast of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

की एक साफ स्तन बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل الثدي نظيفة من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать чистосердечно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer uma limpeza da mama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি পরিষ্কার স্তন তৈরি করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avoir le cœur net de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat payudara bersih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen eine saubere Brust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のきれいな胸を作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 깨끗한 가슴 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe dhadha sing resik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho một vú sạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு சுத்தமான மார்பகத்தை உருவாக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक स्वच्छ स्तन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Temiz bir meme yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare un seno pulita di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uczynić czystą pierś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити щиросердно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face un sân curat de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει ένα καθαρό στήθος της
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak ´n skoon bors van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra en ren bröst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foreta en ren brystet av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make a clean breast of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF»

The term «make a clean breast of» is regularly used and occupies the 82.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make a clean breast of

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF»

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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
213) Harte, Bret. Sally Dows; A Phyllis of the Sierras. New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1893, 1887. 1902 his advice was to make a clean breast of it. (p. 200) Anderson, James R. An Actor's Life. London: Walter Scott Publishing Company, 1902.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
What did Puttee say to you when he asked you to make a clean breast of it ? — I did not Bay that I told him first. 1045. What did he say ? — He asked me to come to London to make a clean breast of it, and it would be better for me. 1046.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1860
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Reports from Committees
What did Puttee say to you when he asked you to make a clean breast of it ? — I did not Bay that I told him first. 1045. What did he say ? — He asked me to come to London to make a clean breast of it, and it would be better for me. 1046.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1860
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
We should necessarily make a change in our plan. make a clean breast of sth hap zemren, tregoj (rrefej me sinqeritet, me zemer te hapur) □ If worst came to the worst, he could make a clean breast of it to Butler and receive aid. □ 7 wonder ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Pacific States Reports: Extra Annotated
I then told him it would be better for him to make a clean breast of it, and tell me all about it It is my best impression that I told him, if he would make a clean breast of it, and tell me all about it, T would do all I could to get him out ...
‎1912
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Kansas Reports
It is my best impression that I told him, if he would make a clean breast of it, and tell me all about it, I would do all I could to get him out of it. I am not certain that I promised him I would do all I could to get him out of it, but that is my recollection;  ...
Kansas. Supreme Court, Elliot V. Banks, William Craw Webb, 1877
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United States Congressional Serial Set
And then you told him that you would make a clean breast of it, did you not ? Mr. Beckemeyer. I think I did ; yes, sir. Mr. Hanecy. You know you did, do you not? Mr. Beckemeyer. I do not know whether I told him that I would make a clean breast ...
‎1912
8
Congressional edition
And then you told him that you would make a clean breast of it, did you not ? Mr. Beckemeyer. I think I did ; yes, sir. Mr. Hanecy. You know you did, do you not? Mr. Beckemeyer. I do not know whether I told him that I would make a clean breast ...
United States. Congress, 1912
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Second half of 1800s] make a clean breast of Confess fully; as in Caught shoplifting, the girls decided to make a clean breast ofit to their parents. This expression, first recorded in 1752, uses clean breast in the sense of baring of one's heart, ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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McNeill's Code. (1908 Edition)
In breast Of (from) breast There is very little water in the breast Urge upon him ( ) to make a clean breast of Cannot get him ( ) to make a clean breast of (he) has made a clean breast of what took placo BREAST-HIGH Almost breast-high BR ...
Bedford McNeill, 1908

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF»

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Sunday Oliseh optimism has no root in rationality
... is one that has never been forcefully refuted; there is a reluctance, even on the part of the principal actors, to make a clean breast of that time. «Goal.com, Jul 15»
2
'Big Bang Theory' season 9 spoilers: Whose wedding will fans see …
As the couple headed to Las Vegas to exchange their "I dos," the former felt that he needed to make a clean breast of the time he kissed ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
3
Homeless in Vancouver: Visiting the island of kids, cars, and …
A Canada goose uses its head to make a clean breast of things. Stanley Q. Woodvine. Stanley Q. Woodvine. Every pair of Canadas had a little ... «Straight.com, May 15»
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Cynthia Lennon's death reminds us that artistic genius is no …
... the guest bedroom undisturbed, or the plane ride home from Rishikesh when Lennon decided to make a clean breast of his serial infidelities, ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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Way Back When in April 1915
The prisoner decided to make a clean breast of it and confessed to being the lingerie lifter. Now That's What I Call a Yacht! Okay, so we get our ... «Santa Barbara Edhat, Apr 15»
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The suit might not have suited Gandhi and Patel
So Gandhi wrote, asking him to 'make a clean breast of all your affairs and produce an accurate account of all your doings'. In the second week ... «Hindustan Times, Feb 15»
7
Trinity Mirror should come clean about phone hacking
The company missed an opportunity to take the moral high ground by failing to make a clean breast of what happened. It would surely have ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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John Bayley, scholar - obituary
In Iris: A Memoir, he described how she had sat him down shortly before their wedding in order to make a clean breast of her past relationships: ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Former members to Mars Hill elders: Mediate or face a lawsuit
A former elder named Jon Krombein, in a statement Monday on his Facebook page, urged the Board of Elders to make a clean breast of ... «seattlepi.com, Dec 14»
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Truth is that people are not angry about water charges but about lies
It is too late, now, for them to make a clean breast of it. The best they can do is stagger on, pointing to the tangible benefits that have been ... «Irish Examiner, Dec 14»

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