fess up
phrasal verb
fessed up; fessing up; fesses up
chiefly US, informal
: to admit that one has done something wrong : confess
At first he denied everything, but eventually he fessed up.
He finally fessed up about his involvement.
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As in complications from the procedure, which forced Austin back to the hospital on Monday, Jan. 1, and the Pentagon to fess up late on Friday.
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Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Fess up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fess%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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