Idiom
air one's dirty linen in public
Meaning
Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please do not air your dirty linen in public.”
“They argued loudly in the store, choosing to air their dirty linen in public.”
“The family preferred to resolve their internal conflicts privately rather than air their dirty linen in public for the neighbors to witness.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not air your dirty linen in public.”
contextual
“They argued loudly in the store, choosing to air their dirty linen in public.”
complex
“The family preferred to resolve their internal conflicts privately rather than air their dirty linen in public for the neighbors to witness.”
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