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air one's dirty linen/laundry

air one's dirty linen/laundry {v.}

To discuss private matters in public.

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air one's dirty linen in public

[air one's dirty linen in public] or [wash one's dirty linen in public] {v. phr.} To talk about your private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; make public something […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in public

[in public] {adv. phr.} 1. In a place open to the people; in such a way that the public may see, hear, or know; not secretly; openly. * /Two boys […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

linen

[linen] See: [AIR ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC] or [WASH ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

dirty

[dirty] See: [AIR ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC] or [WASH ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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