readily confess
Frequency: 5.86.5 per million words
to admit something quickly and willingly
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- Faced with overwhelming proof, the suspect readily confessed to the crime.
- I must readily confess that I found the movie rather boring.
- He will readily confess his mistakes when confronted with evidence.
- If you ask him directly, he will readily confess his ignorance on the subject.
- She has readily confessed her love for him to all her friends.
- Unlike his brother, who would argue for hours, Tom would readily confess when he was wrong.
- Did he readily confess when the police questioned him?
- I'm sure the boy will readily confess that he ate the last cookie.
- Readily confessing his fault showed a great deal of character.
- The child, known to readily confess even minor errors, admitted to breaking the vase.