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to wash your dirty linen in public

to wash your dirt·y lin·en in pub·lic
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too wosh, wawsh yoo r, yawr, yohr dur-tee lin-uh n in puhb-lik]
    • /tu wɒʃ, wɔʃ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈdɜr ti ˈlɪn ən ɪn ˈpʌb lɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too wosh, wawsh yoo r, yawr, yohr dur-tee lin-uh n in puhb-lik]
    • /tu wɒʃ, wɔʃ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈdɜr ti ˈlɪn ən ɪn ˈpʌb lɪk/

Definition of to wash your dirty linen in public words

  • phrase to wash your dirty linen in public If you say that someone washes their dirty linen in public, you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression, for example wash your dirty laundry in public, or in American English, air your dirty laundry in public. 0
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Parts of speech for To wash your dirty linen in public

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adjective
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to wash your dirty linen in public popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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