come clean

基本解释

Everyone starts somewhere so I might as well come clean from the beginning.
每个人都从某处开始，所以我还不如从一开始就干干净净。
The question on deficit-trimming reveals why no political party has yet come clean about the fiscal pain that must follow the election.
弥补赤字问题表明了为什么还没有政党坦白交待选举之后的财政苦难。
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This is perfect because if it was to someone else you can feign interest as they tell you all about her with out losing face, but if it was to you, they must come clean.
这一招非常不错，因为如果是寄给别人，你可以边听边表现出感兴趣，同时不用担心因为不是你而丢面子；如果是你，就是你，他们肯定就得和盘托出了。

He says Iran must come clean about its nuclear program or face the consequences.
Why didn't he come clean? Of course, they took "The Purloined Ribbon" to be his sort of allegorical way of suggesting that he couldn't possibly confess because nobody can confess, there's no human subjectivity, etc., etc., etc.
为什么不全盘招供，当然，人们把他写的“偷窃的缎带“当成他用一种讽喻的方式,来暗示说他不可能承认,因为没有人能承认，人类主观性的缺失，等等等等。
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I just need to clean the dishes, before I come over.
在我来之前，我还得把盘子刷了。
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Many are frightened to come clean to tax officials because they fear the consequences.
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