Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence The suspect made a clean...........

English (CPO) Idiom & Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence.

\The suspect made a clean breast of it during the enquiry.

confessed his crime

took off his shirt

blamed his companion

asked for a fresh shirt

- The idiom "made a clean breast of it" means to confess or admit to something openly.

- Option 1: *confessed his crime*

- This is correct. The idiom implies that the suspect admitted to his wrongdoing.

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- Option 2: *took off his shirt*

- This is incorrect. This option misinterprets the phrase "clean breast" literally.

- Option 3: *blamed his companion*

- This is incorrect. Blaming someone else is the opposite of confessing.

- Option 4: *asked for a fresh shirt*

- This is incorrect. It is a literal and irrelevant interpretation of the idiom.

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