校园英语口语习惯用语第191期:make a clean breast of
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。
