air one's dirty laundry in public
air one's dirty laundry in public · airs one's dirty laundry in public · aired one's dirty laundry in public · airing one's dirty laundry in public
To reveal one's sordid secrets to the publicTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
выноси́ть сор из избы́vynosítʹ sor iz izbý
Examples
4 sentencesDon't air your dirty laundry in public.
ruНе выноси сор из избы. — marafon
She constantly puts on airs in public.
One does not air one's dirty linen in public.
They envisage using the eagles against drones that fly into restricted air space, or above a public event.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
to reveal one's sordid secrets to the public:
Forms
airs one's dirty laundry in public, airing one's dirty laundry in public, aired one's dirty laundry in public, aired one's dirty laundry in public| Base form | air one's dirty laundry in public · to air one's dirty laundry in public |
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| 3rd person singular | airs one's dirty laundry in public |
| Present participle | airing one's dirty laundry in public |
| Past simple | aired one's dirty laundry in public |
| Past participle | aired one's dirty laundry in public |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | air one's dirty laundry in public |
| he, she, it | airs one's dirty laundry in public |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | aired one's dirty laundry in public |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have aired one's dirty laundry in public |
| he, she, it | has aired one's dirty laundry in public |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will air one's dirty laundry in public |
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle