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Direction: In these questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase given in bold.

  1. During the last moments of his life, the criminal made a clean breast of everything he had done.
    1. showed his breast
    2. fought like a hero
    3. confessed without reserve
    4. faced bravely
Correct Option: C

made a clean breast of : to tell the truth about something so that you may no longer feel guilty
● You’ll feel better if you make a clean breast of the incident. The best option is confessed without reserve.



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