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The meaning used in 'make a clean breast of it' is an earlier and less literal one. The 'breast' there is the seat of the one's emotions and secrets; one's 'heart'. To disclose this openly was to clean one's heart of impurity.he meaning and origin of the expression: Make a clean breast of it. Home Phrase Dictionary-Meanings and Origins Make a clean breast of it. Browse phrases beginning with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T UV W XYZ-Full List.
The definition of clean is not dirty, or sober, or off of drugs, or morally pure. An example of clean is a room that has just been vacuumed and dusted.