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Daily English Pod
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Come clean
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Come clean
To come clean means to tell the truth about something you’ve been hiding.
Examples:
1- After weeks of avoiding the topic, Mark finally came clean and admitted he lost the money.
2- In some reality shows, contestants often come clean about their secrets to gain trust or sympathy.
Hello and welcome back to Daily English! Today’s expression is “come clean.” One more time: come clean. Let’s see if you can guess what it means from a few hints:
- A kid eats all the cookies before dinner and hides the empty box. But when his mom asks what happened, he sighs and says, “Okay, it was me.”
A famous athlete finally admits they used performance-enhancing drugs after years of denying it. What do you think happened in all of these stories?Yes—they came clean.
What does “Come Clean” mean?To come clean means to tell the truth about something you’ve been hiding.
It usually happens after you’ve kept a secret or lied, and now you’re finally being honest—sometimes because of guilt, pressure, or just the need to be truthful. Examples:
- After weeks of avoiding the topic, Mark finally came clean and admitted he lost the money.
- She came clean about cheating on the exam before the school found out.
In some reality shows, contestants often come clean about their secrets to gain trust or sympathy.
Now it’s your turn: Have you ever had to come clean about something? Maybe it was a small secret, or maybe something bigger. How did it feel? Was it scary, or a relief?