Sarah: Dad, I have something to tell you because I thought it was time to come clean.
Dad: Come clean about what?

Sarah: Well, I was pulled over by the police last week for speeding with your car. Sorry dad.
Dad: Next time, tell me right away instead of keeping it a secret. It doesn’t help. Do you understand?
Sarah: Yes dad. I will. Sorry again.

Sarah가 아버지에게 “Dad, I have something to tell you because I thought it was time to come clean. 아빠, 말씀드릴게 있어요. 이제는 솔직히 고백해야겠네요.” 라고 하자 아버지가 걱정하듯이 “Come clean about what? 솔직하게 말할 게 뭔데 그래?”라며 궁금해 하네요.

이어 Sarah가 “Well, I was pulled over by the police last week for speeding with your car. Sorry dad. 글쎄, 제가 지난주에 아빠 차 타고 나갔다가 경찰한테 속도위반으로 걸렸어요. 죄송해요. 아빠.”라고 하네요.

아버지가 “Next time, tell me right away instead of keeping it a secret. It doesn’t help. Do you understand? 다음에는 그런 일이 있으면 숨기지 말고 바로 말해라. 감추는 건 별 도움이 안 되는 거야.”라고 하더라고요.

Now keep today’s expression ‘come clean’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Sarah: Dad, I have something to tell you because I thought it was time to come clean.
Dad: Come clean about what?

Sarah: Well, I was pulled over by the police last week for speeding with your car. Sorry dad.
Dad: Next time, tell me right away instead of keeping it a secret. It doesn’t help. Do you understand?
Sarah: Yes dad. I will. Sorry again.

Today’s expression is come clean. To come clean means to confess something you’ve done wrong or to tell the truth about something that you have been hiding.

‘Come clean’은 ‘비밀로 하던 것을 실토하다 또는 잘못을 자백하다.’라는 뜻입니다. 쉽게 말해서 솔직히 털어놓고 말하다라는 뜻이죠.

오늘 본문에서 Sarah가 아버지에게 “Dad, I have something to tell you because I thought it was time to come clean. 아버지, 말씀드릴게 있어요. 이제는 솔직히 고백 해야겠네요.”라고 했죠. 이렇게 무언가를 솔직히 털어놓고 말 해야 할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘come clean’입니다.

이제 예를 들어 볼까요? “There is no need to hide the truth. Just come clean about it.”라고 하면 “진실을 숨길 필요가 없어. 그냥 솔직하게 말해봐.”라는 뜻이 됩니다.

Now you know what the expression ‘come clean’means right? Then we will listen to the conversation for the last time.

Sarah: Dad, I have something to tell you because I thought it was time to come clean.
Dad: Come clean about what?

Sarah: Well, I was pulled over by the police last week for speeding with your car. Sorry dad.
Dad: Next time, tell me right away instead of keeping it a secret. It doesn’t help. Do you understand?
Sarah: Yes dad. I will. Sorry again.

Let’s review. To come clean means to confess something you’ve done wrong or to tell the truth about something that you have been hiding. COME CLEAN. Now try using the expression on your own.