JLPT N1Idioms

泥を吐く

Meaning
悪事や秘密を白状する
Explanation
「泥を吐く」 means to confess a hidden wrongdoing or secret. It is mostly used in situations where one is pressed during questioning and so on, gives up, and reveals the truth. c1 「言い訳をする」 is an act of escaping responsibility, which is the opposite direction of 「泥を吐く」, where one admits one's own crime.
Original Japanese explanation

「泥を吐く」は隠していた悪事や秘密を白状すること。多くは取り調べなどで追及され、観念して真相を打ち明ける場面で使う。c1「言い訳をする」は責任を逃れる行為で、自ら罪を認める「泥を吐く」とは方向が逆である。

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