make a clean breast of 忏悔

【讲解】

breast指“胸膛”，转义指“内心的东西”，clean指“完全的，完整的”,故make a clean breast of指“全盘脱出”。

【对话】

A:You're restless. Are you in trouble?

A:你老是不安，有麻烦吗？

B:I've done something I shouldn't.

B:我做了件不该做的事。

A:Then make a clean breast of it, you'll feel released.

A:那就彻底忏悔一下吧，你会感觉轻松一些的。

B:I've not decided yet.

B:我还没决定呢。