he is a proverb for ignorance
51proclaim — 01. On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and [proclaimed] the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 02. On June 19, 1865, a [proclamation] was made in Texas that all slaves are free. 03. Jason White has… …
52one does not wash one’s dirty linen in public — It is unwise to publicize private disputes or scandals. The saying is very often used in the metaphorical phrase to wash one’s dirty linen in public. Cf. Fr. c’est en famille, ce n’est pas en publique, qu’on lave son linge sale, one washes one’s… …
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