fess up
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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
Those who refused were sent to an administrator’s office to call their parents and fess up to breaking the rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 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
Despite his repeated attempts to coax Rackstraw to fess up, Colbert was ultimately unsuccessful as Rackstraw continued to deny, deny and deny.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022
Then I had to fess up and tell her I forgot to do it.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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