| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Say "I did it," perhaps | Universal | 04 Nov 2023 |
| Admit to wrongdoing | Universal | 14 Jun 2023 |
| Americans admit to making mistake when swapping female for male | The Guardian Quiptic | 09 Jan 2023 |
| Make a clean breast of it | Wall Street Journal | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Come clean | Thomas Joseph | 03 Feb 2022 |
| Come clean | USA Today | 28 Jan 2021 |
| Come clean | Thomas Joseph | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Stop making excuses | Newsday | 28 Sep 2019 |
| Finally admit, say | New York Times | 08 Jun 2019 |
| Come clean | Universal | 30 Apr 2019 |
| Finally admit, say | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Admit it | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Nov 2018 |
| Admit it, informally | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jul 2016 |
| "Admit it!" | ||
| Spill the beans | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Reveal the painful truth, maybe | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Admit to everything | ||
| Come clean | ||
| Admit to wrongdoing | ||
| Admit to everything | ||
| Admit | ||
| Tell all | ||
| Admit, colloquially | ||
| Tell all, informally |