| 释义 |
linen /ˈlɪnɪn/●wash your dirty linen in ˈpublic (BrE, disapproving) talk or write about unpleasant or embarrassing private difficulties in public 公开谈论个人私事；（尤指）家丑外扬◆Nobody must mention these problems at the meeting. I don’t want our dirty linen washed in public.谁也不许在会上提到这些问题。家丑不可外扬。 NOTE In this idiom, linen refers to clothes, especially underwear. 这个习语中的linen指衣服，尤指内衣。 |
