Question

Out of the given options, choose the option that correctly states the meaning of the given phrase/idiom:

To make clean breast of

• A. to gain prominence
• B. to praise oneself
• C. to confess without reserve
• D. to destroy before it blooms

Answer 1

The correct option is C to confess without reserve

'To make clean breast of' means to confess one's wrongdoings. E.g. She felt so guilty after cheating in exams that she had to make a clean breast of it to her teacher. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not correct.