Come Clean Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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come clean What does come clean mean?	to tell the truth	The president of the company was forced to come clean and tell what really happened to the business.
come clean What does come clean mean?	to tell the truth, to confess something	The president of the company was forced to come clean and tell the truth about the problems.
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piggy bank What does "piggy bank" mean?	a small bank/container for saving money that is sometimes in the shape of a pig	The small boy saved much money in his piggy bank.

pull (something) off What does "pull (something) off" mean?	to succeed in doing something difficult or impossible	The contract seemed impossible to win but we pulled it off through our skillful negotiating.
privy to something What does "privy to something" mean?	to be uniquely knowledgeable about something	I was not privy to the decision of my friend to suddenly quit his job.
bad-mouth (someone or something) What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?	to say bad things about someone or something	The supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.
nobody`s fool What does "nobody`s fool" mean?	a smart person, a person who can take care of himself or herself	She is nobody`s fool. You will not have to worry about her at all when she starts her new job.
put (someone) down for (something) What does "put (someone) down for (something)" mean?	to put someone's name on a list of people who volunteer to do something/give money for something/wait for something	The salesman put me down for one of the new cars that will soon arrive at the car dealership.
break even What does "break even" mean?	to have expenses equal to profits	After only three months the company was able to break even and begin to make a profit.
pick up (something) What does "pick up (something)" mean?	to get/receive something	I picked up my dry cleaning after I finished work yesterday.
get in (someone's) hair What does "get in (someone's) hair" mean?	to bother or irritate someone	The woman complained that her young child was always getting in her hair.
force (something) down (someone's) throat What does "force (something) down (someone's) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that he or she does not want	I wish that my friend would not force her ideas down my throat.
sunny-side up What does "sunny-side up" mean?	eggs that are fried on one side only	We asked for our eggs to be fried sunny-side up at the restaurant.
zonked What does "zonked" mean?	drunk; intoxicated	He was so zonked after the night of partying that we couldn't let him drive.

American Idioms and Expressions

Come Clean Idiom