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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.
What does it mean to have clean hands in God's sight? The word âcleanâ in Psalm 24 comes from the Hebrew word naqiy (pronounced, naw-kee') which means- innocent: - blameless, clean, clear, innocent, free, guiltless, exempted, quit. (Strongs) It means you have done nothing wrong, like the way Joseph, son of Jacob, said to His brothers that only the one caught with the silver in his pouch would be his slave, but all the others would be free (naqiy).