Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

To wash one's dirty linen in public

  1. to criticize one's dirty acts in public

  2. to quarrel furiously in the open

  3. to do some ugly work in public

  4. to discuss scandalous matters of personal nature in the presence of strangers
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This idiom refers to discussing private, embarrassing, or scandalous personal matters in public view. Option D correctly captures the meaning of exposing intimate personal or family issues that should remain private. The other options are too literal or don't capture the scandalous nature of what's being exposed.

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