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The meaning used in 'make a clean breast of it' is an earlier and less literal one. The 'breast' there is the seat of the one's emotions and secrets; one's 'heart'. To disclose this openly was to clean one's heart of impurity.he meaning and origin of the expression: Make a clean breast of it. Home Phrase Dictionary-Meanings and Origins Make a clean breast of it. Browse phrases beginning with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T UV W XYZ-Full List.
So I started saying that I was eating clean to mean that I was sticking to whole foods sans the sugar, added sodium, chemicals, and unhealthy fats, even dairy. Specifically, my definition of eating clean is that Iâm eating: 1  Lean proteins (chicken or turkey breast, fish, egg whites â¦).o, this is what I mean when I say that Iâm eating clean. Iâm off of the refined sugar, flour, added sodium, unhealthy fats, dairy, and Iâm sticking to food that is unprocessed and doesnât contain the added gunk.