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dirty linen

noun

Definitions

  1. Matters of an embarrassing or unsavoury nature that one would normally wish to keep…

    Matters of an embarrassing or unsavoury nature that one would normally wish to keep private.

    • A lot of dirty linen was exposed during the inquiry.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dirty, linen.

    • Hotels generate a lot of dirty linen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA