Idiom
wash one's dirty laundry 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 wash your dirty laundry in public.”
“They argued loudly in the restaurant, choosing to wash their dirty laundry in public for everyone to hear.”
“The politician warned his staff that internal disagreements should remain private, as washing one's dirty laundry in public would only damage their reputation.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not wash your dirty laundry in public.”
contextual
“They argued loudly in the restaurant, choosing to wash their dirty laundry in public for everyone to hear.”
complex
“The politician warned his staff that internal disagreements should remain private, as washing one's dirty laundry in public would only damage their reputation.”
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