"air one's dirty laundry in public" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-air one's dirty laundry in public.ogg [Australia] Forms: airs one's dirty laundry in public [present, singular, third-person], airing one's dirty laundry in public [participle, present], aired one's dirty laundry in public [participle, past], aired one's dirty laundry in public [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} air one's dirty laundry in public (third-person singular simple present airs one's dirty laundry in public, present participle airing one's dirty laundry in public, simple past and past participle aired one's dirty laundry in public)
  1. (figuratively) to reveal one's secrets to the public. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: wash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's dirty laundry in public, air one's dirty linen in public Related terms: wear one's heart on one's sleeve Translations (Translations): prát špinavé prádlo na veřejnosti (Czech), de vuile was buiten hangen (Dutch), puida julkisesti (Finnish), pestä likapyykkiä julkisesti (Finnish), laver son linge sale en public (French), τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo) (Greek), i panni sporchi si lavano in famiglia (Italian), ujawniać [imperfective] (Polish), ujawnić [perfective] (Polish), prać brudy [imperfective] (Polish), spăla rufele murdare în public (Romanian), выноси́ть сор из избы́ (vynosítʹ sor iz izbý) (Russian), sacar los trapitos al sol (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-air_one's_dirty_laundry_in_public-en-verb-a78RmIAx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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