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Mocha Phat
2021-05-22 06:05
Wash (one's) dirty linen in public American British disapproving phrase
Used to describe someone who shares with the public his/her private problem.
You can't gain trust by washing your dirty linen in public, you're just bothering other people.
If someone asks me about my past, I will say nothing at all. I don't want to wash all my dirty linen in public.
1(n) A person who talks a lot and tend to tell secrets
2(v) To tell secrets to other people
The verb "wash" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This expression is originated in France.
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1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
