airing dirty laundry
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- secretsConcealed information
- exposingMaking something known
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
private · family · drama · public · shame · confessions · betrayal · tabloid · whispers · rumors · telling · venting · spilling · messy · embarrassing · feuds · accusations · dirty
- clothing idiomsfit like a glove, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, wear the pants, caught with pants down
- cyberbullyingcyberbullying, online harassment, targeted harassment, doxxing, threats
disclosure vs. concealment
airing dirty laundrykeeping secrets
sweeping under the rug · covering up · hushing up · keeping mum · stonewalling
exposure vs. protection of reputation
airing dirty laundrysaving face
Maintaining public honor
damage control · whitewashing · putting on a brave face · spin doctoring · spinning