air one's dirty laundry

idiom

: make one's problems known
Let's not air our dirty laundry in public.

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“Air one's dirty laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20one%27s%20dirty%20laundry. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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