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spill the beans(verb, expression, release, declare)
7
come clean(verb, expression, state, accept)
4
cop a plea(verb, expression, state, accept)
3
break the news(verb, expression, state, order)
3
bring to light(verb, expression, state, accept)
3
go along with(verb, expression, accept, allow)
3
let in on(expression, state, order, declare)
3
out with it(expression, adjective, clear, discharge)
3
own up to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support)
3
spit it out(expression, state, order, declare)
3
tell the truth(verb, expression, allow, reveal)
2
act as if(expression, acknowledge, admit, assert)
2
administer extreme unction
2
humble oneself(verb, expression, acknowledge, confirm)
1
plead guilty(expression, penitence)
1
beg pardon(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract)
1
bring home to
1
bring out into open(verb, expression, declare, report)
1
bury the hatchet(verb, expression, accept, allow)
1
come out of the closet(verb, expression, release, reveal)
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