이실직고가 · 이실직고를
telling the truth, confessing frankly
Example
동생은 결국 잘못한 일을 부모님께 이실직고했어요.
My younger sibling finally confessed what they'd done wrong to our parents.
Word parts
이 with+실 truth+직 straight+고 tell
Literally 'tell it straight, with the truth'.
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Pronounced [이실찍꼬]; usually about owning up to a wrongdoing.
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