fess up
Example Sentences
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The SNP MSP told reporters: "I will freely fess up to things I've done but I will not apologise for things I've not done."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Did she fess up to her IG handle?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
This wasn’t the time to fess up that something horribly wrong was happening.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
Officers — like everyone — have a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and can’t be forced to fess up to potential misconduct just to have those statements later used against them in a criminal case.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Then Mr. Porter waited, hoping someone would fess up to writing it.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
