air one's dirty laundry in public

verb

To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

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Meanings

verbair 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)

present singular third person airs one's dirty laundry in public · participle present airing one's dirty laundry in public · participle past aired one's dirty laundry in public · past aired one's dirty laundry in public

  1. idiomaticslangTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

    Synonyms: air one's dirty linen in public, wash one's dirty laundry in public, wash one's dirty linen in public

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

Similar
air one's dirty linen in publicwash one's dirty laundry in publicwash one's dirty linen in public
Also see
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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 家醜外揚 /家丑外扬
  • 家醜外揚 /家丑外扬to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Czech prát špinavé prádlo na veřejnosti
  • prát špinavé prádlo na veřejnostito reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Dutch de vuile was buiten hangen
  • de vuile was buiten hangento reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Finnish puida julkisesti, pestä likapyykkiä julkisesti
  • puida julkisestito reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
  • pestä likapyykkiä julkisestito reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
French laver son linge sale en public
  • laver son linge sale en publicto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Greek τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω
  • τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω (ta en oíko mi en dímo)to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Italian i panni sporchi si lavano in famiglia
  • i panni sporchi si lavano in famigliato reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Polish ujawniać, ujawnić
  • ujawniaćto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
  • ujawnićto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
  • prać brudyto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Romanian spăla rufele murdare în public
  • spăla rufele murdare în publicto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Russian выноси́ть сор из избы́
  • выноси́ть сор из избы́ (vynosítʹ sor iz izbý)to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
Spanish sacar los trapitos al sol, sacar los trapos sucios a “la colada” / relucir (todos)
  • sacar los trapitos al solto reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
  • sacar los trapos sucios a “la colada” / relucir (todos)to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public
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APA

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Chicago

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