admit
verb
to say that you have done something wrong or illegal
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To admit you are wrong or have done something wrong
own up
to admit that you have done something bad or embarrassing
take back
to admit that something you said to or about someone was wrong
make a clean breast of something
to tell the truth about something wrong that you have done so that you can stop feeling guilty about it
eat your words
to admit that you were wrong about something
eat humble pie
to admit that you were wrong about something
eat crow
to admit that you were wrong about something
fess up
to admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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