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Meanings of dirty linen in английском

Personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public.

Usage of dirty linen in английском
1
The washerwomen will take charge of the dirty linen at the door.
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
2
In fine, people should learn to wash their dirty linen in private.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
3
It's very important that we stop washing our dirty linen in public.
The Guardian
4
It's always sad when your dirty linen is brought out in public.
The Guardian
5
Love, purity, goodness, spirit- apileof dirty linen waiting for the laundress.
Eyeless in Gaza
6
He jumped in his dirty linen at the thought of it.
Island Nights' Entertainments
7
She said it was merely dirty linen wrapped up in an old gown.
She Stands Accused
8
We pointed to his hand, which was bound in dirty linen.
The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro a...
9
I'll string their dirty linen from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The Enchanted Canyon
10
It's not a man's business to have anything to do with dirty linen.
L'Assommoir
11
He said why are you washing your dirty linen in public?
The Guardian
12
The attitude is, We don't need to air our dirty linen in public.
Black is the new white
13
The Pentagon is washing its dirty linen in private, which isn't a crime.
Nothing to lose
14
Celina had cleaned Louise's room and taken away her dirty linen.
Kennedy's brain
15
The Seakamelas discover a social media post airing their dirty linen.
The South African
16
He reached under his coat and drew out a small dirty linen bag.
The hangman's daughter
This collocation consists of:
Dirty linen through the time
Dirty linen across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common