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Phrase(s): 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., Phrase(s): confess to something
to admit having done something. • He will not confess to the crime. • In the end, Max confessed to it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs