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45 entries under expression topic. ×
| mea culpa(noun, statement, excuse, regret) | |
| admission of guilt(noun, idiom, excuse, regret) | |
| cover story(reason, trick, explanation, excuse) | |
| lame excuse(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| amende honorable(idiom, atonement) | |
| ayenbite of inwit | |
| change of heart | |
| expression of regret(noun, idiom, excuse, regret) | |
| fish story(noun, return, reason, trick) | |
| passage of arms | |
| remorse of conscience | |
| request for forgiveness(noun, idiom, excuse, regret) | |
| song and dance(noun, idiom, cause, return) | |
| sour grapes(noun, idiom, cause, basis) | |
| war of words | |
| wearing a hairshirt | |
| whole idea(noun, reason, approval, argument) | |
| why and wherefore(noun, idiom, cause, reason) | |
| acknowledge the corn | |
| act of contrition(noun, idiom, excuse, regret) |
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