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Discover LudwigThe phrase "came clean about" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used when someone admits to something they were previously hiding or being dishonest about. Example: "After weeks of avoiding the topic, she finally came clean about her feelings for him."
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He just never came clean about what he was doing".
Gradually, successive editions came clean about the book's diabolism.
Don came clean about his past with his daughter Sally, too.
A few weeks ago, I came clean about a couple of recent Twitter faux pas.
In the end, fiction editor Roger Angell came clean about Yates's prospects.
I came clean about it, about not knowing why I had presented myself that way.
If Pakistan came clean about its involvement with the drones, public backing for the program might similarly increase.
Last year, 15,000 Americans took advantage of a temporary amnesty and came clean about their offshore accounts.
The 41-year-old recently came clean about doping in an award-winning book 'The Secret Race'.
Her wife left her after she came clean about her identity and for a while, they didn't speak.
In the interview, Umunna came clean about "smoking soft drugs" for a brief period in his youth.
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