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wash one's dirty linen in public

wash one's dirty linen in public verb: synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

Verb

wash one's dirty linen in public (third-person singular simple present washes one's dirty linen in public, present participle washing one's dirty linen in public, simple past and past participle washed one's dirty linen in public)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

Synonyms of wash one's dirty linen in public

Forms of wash one's dirty linen in public

third-person singular presentwashes one's dirty linen in public
present participlewashing one's dirty linen in public
past participlewashed one's dirty linen in public
pastwashed one's dirty linen in public

Questions about wash one's dirty linen in public

What does wash one's dirty linen in public mean?
Wash one's dirty linen in public means synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
What part of speech is wash one's dirty linen in public?
Wash one's dirty linen in public is a verb.
What is the past tense of wash one's dirty linen in public?
The past tense of wash one's dirty linen in public is washed one's dirty linen in public.

Words near wash one's dirty linen in public in the dictionary

  1. wash machine
  2. wash machines
  3. wash off
  4. wash one's brain out with soap
  5. wash one's dirty laundry in public
  6. wash one's dirty linen in public
  7. wash one's elbows
  8. wash one's hands
  9. wash one's mouth out
  10. wash oneself of
  11. wash out

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