soiled linen
1linen basket — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a basket for soiled clothing …
2linen — n. & adj. n. 1 a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made or orig. made of linen, calico, etc., as sheets, cloths, shirts, undergarments, etc. adj. made of linen or flax (linen cloth). Phrases and idioms:… …
3linen — noun 1 fabric ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, pure ▪ a fine linen shirt ▪ coarse ▪ soft ▪ embroidered …
4soiled — adj. Soiled is used with these nouns: ↑clothes, ↑diaper, ↑linen, ↑nappy …
5linen basket — noun chiefly Brit. a basket for soiled clothing …
6one 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… …
7air one's dirty linen in public — or[wash one s dirty linen in public] {v. phr.} To talk about your private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret. * /Everyone in the school knew that the superintendent and the… …
8air one's dirty linen in public — or[wash one s dirty linen in public] {v. phr.} To talk about your private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret. * /Everyone in the school knew that the superintendent and the… …
9wash one's dirty linen in public — See: AIR ONE S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC …
10wash one's dirty linen in public — See: AIR ONE S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC …