public purse
idiomA quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.
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air one's dirty laundry in public
To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
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air one's dirty linen in public
Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
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common purse
A shared or community fund.
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court of public opinion
The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge.
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cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
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go public
To make something public; to announce publicly or to the press.
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hold the purse strings
To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
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John Q. Public
A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.