What does “to fess up” mean?
To fess up is a phrasal verb and it means to confess or admit to doing something that you probably shouldn’t have done or will have negative consequences attached to it.
For example:
- The students finally fessed up and told their teacher that they were the ones who had eaten all of the cakes that had been prepared for the school bake sale.
- The employee has fessed up to using company funds for personal purposes and will now have to face the consequences.
- Unfortunately, the consultant lost her job and will now have to fess up to her husband as they won’t be able to afford the down payment for their dream home anymore.
Below you will find synonyms of the phrasal verb “to fess up”
- to admit
- to confess
- to acknowledge
- to concede
- to own up to
- to disclose
- to reveal
