AIR ONE`S DIRTY LAUNDRY (LINEN) IN PUBLIC

Meaning of AIR ONE`S DIRTY LAUNDRY (LINEN) IN PUBLIC in English

make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret The dinner party became uncomfortable when the host began to air his colleagues' dirty laundry in public.

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LAUNDRY — lavería
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LAUNDRY — labada;labhanan;pamalansahan
English-Visayan vocabulary
LAUNDRY — noun (plural laundries) Date: 14th century 1. a room for doing the family wash, a commercial laundering establishment, clothes or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUBLIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York …
Английский словарь Британика
LINEN — Fibre, yarn , and fabric made from the Flax is one of the oldest {{link=textile">textile fibres used by humans; evidence …
Английский словарь Британика
PUBLIC — I. ˈpəblik, -lēk adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Middle French public, publique, from Latin publicus, probably alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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LINEN — I. ˈlinə̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, spun or woven flax + -en; akin …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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DIRTY
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AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
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LAUNDRY — ˈlȯndrē, ˈlän-, ˈlȧn-, -dri, dial ˈlan-, ˈlaan- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: obsolete English launder launderer, laundress …
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LINEN — (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
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LAUNDRY — (n.) A place or room where laundering is done.
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LAUNDRY — (n.) A laundering; a washing.
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LINEN — ( n. ) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LAUNDRY — ( n. ) A place or room where laundering is done.
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LAUNDRY — ( n. ) A laundering; a washing.
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PUBLIC — /pub"lik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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LINEN — — lineny , adj. /lin"euhn/ , n. 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. Often, linens . bedding, tablecloths, shirts, …
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LAUNDRY — /lawn"dree, lahn"-/ , n. , pl. laundries . 1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to …
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DIRTY — — dirtily , adv. — dirtiness , n. /derr"tee/ , adj., dirtier, dirtiest , v. , dirtied, dirtying , adv. …
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AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
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LAUNDRY — n. garments and linen that have been or are to be laundered; place in a home where clothes are washed; …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINEN — I. ˈli-nən adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, from Latin linum flax; akin to Greek …
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DIRTY — I. ˈdər-tē adjective ( dirt·i·er ; -est ) Date: 14th century 1. a. : not clean or pure dirty clothes …
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AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
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LAUNDRY — noun ( plural laundries ) Date: 14th century 1. a. : a room for doing the family wash b. : …
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PUBLIC — noun a public house; an inn. 2. public ·adj open to common or general use; as, a public road; a …
Webster English vocab
LINEN — noun resembling linen cloth; white; pale. 2. linen ·noun made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 3. linen …
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LAUNDRY — noun a laundering; a washing. 2. laundry ·noun a place or room where laundering is done.
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DIRTY — superl sullied; clouded; applied to color. 2. dirty ·superl sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather. 3. dirty ·superl sordid; …
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AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
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LAUNDRY — ■ noun ( plural laundries ) 1》 clothes and household linen that need to be washed or that have been …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LINEN — [lin.en] adj [ME, fr. OE linen, fr. lin flax, fr. L linum flax; akin to Gk linon flax, thread] (bef. …
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LAUNDRY — [laun.dry] n, pl laundries (14c) 1 a: a room for doing the family wash b: a commercial laundering establishment 2: …
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DIRTY — [dirty] adj dirt.i.er ; -est (14c) 1 a: not clean or pure "~ clothes" b: likely to befoul or defile …
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PUBLIC — public BrE AmE ˈpʌb lɪk ▶ ˌ public ˈ bar BrE AmE ▶ ˌ public ˈ company BrE AmE ▶ …
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LINEN — linen BrE AmE ˈlɪn ɪn § \ -ən ▷ linen|s z ▶ ˈ linen ˌ basket BrE AmE
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LAUNDRY — laundr|y BrE AmE ˈlɔːndr |i ˈlɑːndr- ▷ laundr|ies iz ▶ ˈ laundry ˌ basket BrE AmE
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DIRTY — dirt|y BrE AmE ˈdɜːt |i AmE ˈdɝːt̬ |i ▷ dirt|ied id ▷ dirt|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ dirt|ies …
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PUBLIC — / ˈpʌblɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 1. [ only before noun ] connected with …
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ONE
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LINEN — / ˈlɪnɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a type of cloth made from flax , used to make …
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LAUNDRY — / ˈlɔːndri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that …
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DIRTY
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AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
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PUBLIC — I. pub ‧ lic 1 S1 W1 /ˈpʌblɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ public , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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LINEN — lin ‧ en /ˈlɪnən, ˈlɪnɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'made of flax' , from …
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LAUNDRY — laun ‧ dry /ˈlɔːndri $ ˈlɒːn-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural laundries ) 1 . [uncountable] clothes, sheets etc that …
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DIRTY
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AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
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PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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LINEN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made …
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LAUNDRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an establishment for washing clothes or linen. 2 clothes or linen for laundering or newly laundered. …
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DIRTY — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1 soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 …
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AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
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PUBLIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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