fess up

Example Sentences

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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

By the time kids are asking directly, “Is Santa really real, or are you actually the one bringing the present?” it’s probably time to fess up, Mills said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

This wasn’t the time to fess up that something horribly wrong was happening.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

So c’mon, Alec, fess up, what did Bryce tell you?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 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