What does "fess up" mean?

To confess or admit To own up to something, especially something wrong.

How do you use "fess up" in a sentence?

Time to fess up—who did it? She finally fessed up about the mistake. Fess up, I know it was you.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate informal

Meaning: To confess or admit

坦白；承认

Confesar; admitir

白状する；告白する

자백하다; 솔직히 털어놓다

To own up to something, especially something wrong.

承认做了某事，尤其是做错的事。非正式表达，是 "confess up" 的缩略形式。

Reconocer haber hecho algo, especialmente algo malo. Expresión informal, abreviación de "confess up".

特に悪いことについて認めること。カジュアルな表現で、「confess up」の短縮形。

특히 잘못한 일에 대해 인정하다.

Base verb: fess

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Time to fess up—who did it?
该坦白了——是谁干的？
es hora de confesar: ¿quién lo hizo?
白状する時間だ—誰がやった？
자백할 시간이야—누가 했어?
She finally fessed up about the mistake.
她终于承认了那个错误
finalmente admitió el error
彼女はついにミスを認めた
그녀는 마침내 실수를 인정했다.
Fess up, I know it was you.
坦白吧，我知道是你干的
confiesa, sé que fuiste tú
白状しなさい、君がやったのは分かってる
솔직히 말해, 네가 한 거 알아.

Context: confessing, admitting, honesty

Tone: demanding

Informal shortening of confess up.

Era: Modern

Generation: Younger

Social background: Universal