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washed one's dirty linen in public

washed one's dirty linen in public is the simple past and past participle of wash one's dirty linen in public.

Meaning of wash one's dirty linen 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.

Questions about washed one's dirty linen in public

What is washed one's dirty linen in public the simple past and past participle of?
Washed one's dirty linen in public is the simple past and past participle of wash one's dirty linen in public.

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

  1. washed in the blood
  2. washed its face
  3. washed off
  4. washed one's brain out with soap
  5. washed one's dirty laundry in public
  6. washed one's dirty linen in public
  7. washed one's hands
  8. washed one's hands of
  9. washed one's mouth out
  10. washed oneself of
  11. washed out

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