schoon schip maken

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Dutch

Etymology

Literally, to make clean ship..

Verb

schoon schip maken

  1. (figuratively) to clean house, to make a clean sweep, to right the ship (to reform a workplace, organization, etc. by removing undesirable personnel and/or procedures)
  2. (figuratively) to come clean (to confess, to admit the truth)