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air one's dirty laundry in public

air one's dirty laundry in public verb: to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

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. (idiomatic, slang) To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

Synonyms of air one's dirty laundry in public

Forms of air one's dirty laundry in public

third-person singular presentairs one's dirty laundry in public
present participleairing one's dirty laundry in public
past participleaired one's dirty laundry in public
pastaired one's dirty laundry in public

Questions about air one's dirty laundry in public

What does air one's dirty laundry in public mean?
Air one's dirty laundry in public means to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
What part of speech is air one's dirty laundry in public?
Air one's dirty laundry in public is a verb.
What is the past tense of air one's dirty laundry in public?
The past tense of air one's dirty laundry in public is aired one's dirty laundry in public.

Words near air one's dirty laundry in public in the dictionary

  1. air motors
  2. air navigation
  3. air off
  4. air officer
  5. air officers
  6. air one's dirty laundry in public
  7. air one's dirty linen in public
  8. air one's paunch
  9. air out
  10. air parcel
  11. air parcels

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