Idioms
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
Idiom:
air one's dirty laundry/linen in public
Meaning:
to make public something embarrassing that should be a secret
Example:
The dinner party became uncomfortable when the host began to air his colleague's dirty laundry in public.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
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