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fess up
phrasal verb with fessverbuk /fes/ us /fes/
informal
to admit that you have done something that someone else will not like: 供认;坦白
Fess up - it was you who ate that last piece of cake, wasn't it?坦白吧，是你吃了最后一块蛋糕，对不对？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to say that you are wrong
confessRawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.
own upCome on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich?
fess upFess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you?
come cleanI decided to come clean about the broken vase.
concedeShe did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear.
admitHe admitted that he had been wrong.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
confess
hand
retraction
self-admittedly
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
fess up | American Dictionary
fess up
phrasal verb with fessverbus/fes/
infml
to tell the truth or say that you are responsible; confess:
How can we force the president to fess up and accept responsibility for his behavior?
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