dirty linen
noun
personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends!
Also called
dirty laundry.
Origin of dirty linen
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby dirty linen
dirt-eating,
dirt-poor,
dirty,
dirty bomb,
dirty joke,
dirty linen,
dirty look, give a,
dirty old man,
dirty one's hands,
dirty pool,
dirty realism