Come Clean (with Someone/about Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Come Clean (with Someone/about Something) Idiom mean?

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come clean (with someone/about something) What does come clean (with someone/about something) mean?	be completely honest with someone or confess something to someone	The man decided to come clean with the police and he confessed everything about the crime.
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jerk off What does "jerk off" mean?	masturbate (said of men)
give (someone) the eye What does "give (someone) the eye" mean?	to look at someone in a hostile/unfriendly way	I gave the woman in the restaurant the eye but she ignored me.
Millstone round your neck What does "Millstone round your neck" mean?	A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do.
As cold as stone What does "As cold as stone" mean?	If something is as cold as stone, it is very cold. If a person is as cold as stone, they are unemotional.
as proud as a peacock What does "as proud as a peacock" mean?	very proud, haughty	The man is as proud as a peacock of his young son.
paddle one's own canoe What does "paddle one's own canoe" mean?	to do something by oneself	I was forced to paddle my own canoe when the rest of the staff went away for a seminar.

rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way What does "rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way" mean?	to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)	The woman who I work with rubs me the wrong way when I speak to her.
Face like thunder What does "Face like thunder" mean?	If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about something.
Albatross around your neck What does "Albatross around your neck" mean?	An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.
to be running high What does "to be running high" mean?	to have one's feelings in a state of excitement or anger	Feelings about the train accident are running high and the government must give an explanation about what happened.
for real What does "for real" mean?	to be genuine, to be real	The attitude of the woman was not for real and nobody believed her.

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Come Clean (with Someone/about Something) Idiom