confess to (someone or something)

confess to (someone or something)

1. To admit something. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the crime. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to it!
2. To admit (to something) to someone. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the police. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to us!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

confess something to someone

 and confess to someone
to admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police.
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confess to something

to admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

confess to

v.
1. To admit to doing something: The kids confessed to eating all the ice cream. I will not confess to a crime I did not commit!
2. To admit something to someone: The thief confessed the crime to the police.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • confess
  • confess to
  • crush up
  • envisage
  • envisage (someone or something) as (something)
  • envisage as
  • get a crush on (someone)
  • crush (something) out of (someone or something)
  • crush out of
  • grind (something) into (something)