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air (one's) dirty laundry in public Idiom

go public

tell the public, tell a reporter If he goes public, everybody will know that we had an affair.

public property

what everybody knows, public information If you tell Zora about the plan, it'll be public property.

take public

sell shares in a company to the general public We decided it was necessary to take our company public in order to raise money to expand our facilities.

in public

openly；publicly公开地
Don't quarrel with each other in public，will you？不要在大庭广众之下吵架，好不好？
He is nervous in public．他在公开场合很紧张。
He doesn't like to speak in public．他不愿当众讲话。

in the public eye

Idiom(s): in the public eye

Theme: VISIBILITY

publicly; visible to all; conspicuous.
• Elected officials find themselves constantly in the public eye.
• The mayor made it a practice to get into the public eye as much as possible.

air one's dirty linen in public

Idiom(s): air one's dirty linen in public AND wash one's dirty linen in public

Theme: COMPLAINT

to discuss private or embarrassing matters in public, especially when quarreling. (This linen refers to sheets and tablecloths or other soiled cloth.)
• Johns mother had asked him repeatedly not to air the family's dirty linen in public.
• Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are arguing again. Why must they always air their dirty linen in public?
• Jean will talk to anyone about her financial problems. Why does she wash her dirty linen in public?

wash one's dirty linen in public

Air your dirty laundry in public

If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Banana republic

Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite.

Don't wash your dirty laundry in public

(UK) People, especially couples, who argue in front of others or involve others in their personal problems and crises, are said to be washing their dirty laundry in public; making public things that are best left private. (In American English, 'don't air your dirty laundry in public' is used.)

air (one's) bedraggled laundry in public

To altercate actual private, claimed matters, abnormally that which may be embarrassing, in accessible or with added people. It consistently makes me afflictive back John starts activity into all his claimed problems whenever our accompany get together. I aloof ambition he wouldn't air his bedraggled laundry in accessible like that. People accept an aberrant fixation on the claimed lives of celebrities, but I don't see why they should be accepted to air their bedraggled laundry in public.Learn more: air, dirty, laundry, public

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