| 单词 | dirty linen |
| 例句 | With a gleeful chuckle, Hold-Your-Nose Billy dropped the ransom note and the golden crown into a dirty linen sack. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The large woman was apologetic, as though it embarrassed her for a stranger to see Mississippi’s dirty linen. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She shouldered the sack that contained all the dirty linen and the evil ball of hair. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I was decent, she led me past the dirty linen and out into the baking sun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He quotes firsthand accounts of Beethoven’s disheveled appearance and chaotic home life in an apartment with dirty linen in heaps, grime everywhere and broken coffee cups on tables amid stacks of manuscript paper. Books of The Times: Harvey Sachs?s ?Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824? 2010-06-17T21:09:00Z It is a little embarrassing to have dirty linen washed in public, but no more than that. WikiLeaks by David Leigh and Luke Harding - review 2011-04-10T04:29:00Z “The thing I realized when I saw those — it was dirty linen,” she said. Black History Month: Pressing Forward on the Heels of Progress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z “She would have had some reservations in the old-fashioned phrase about washing dirty linen in public,” he says. Robert Webb: ‘Jokes are important for men – we think we invented them’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z I think it's immoral, cowardly, to wash your dirty linen in public. Dustin Hoffman: facing down my demons 2012-12-14T23:00:18Z The showcase might go about airing our dirty linen in the world’s backyard, so to speak, but the subtext is American freedom of expression. Film: Conducting Documentary Diplomacy 2011-01-16T02:43:01Z They lead him on, then humiliate him in classic stunts involving a hamper of dirty linen, a voluminous woman's dress and a pair of deer antlers. Review: A wise Mistress Page and a well-rounded Falstaff shine in Seattle Shakes' 'Merry Wives' 2011-04-27T21:33:07Z Don’t wash your dirty linen in a watched pot. “Position Paper” 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Such exposés tarnish the whole community, and are regarded by many as washing the community’s dirty linen in public. “The Little King” 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z So closely connected to the movement, and so deeply invested in its success, Ransby seems loath to air this dirty linen by offering a forceful critique or sharp analysis of this discord. Review | The making of Black Lives Matter — and making it more inclusive 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z And no one, I think, wants to be seen washing dirty linen in the foreign press. The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z "We were talking about a number of things, but we were also washing some of our dirty linen, which you do internally," McNair said. Texans owner Bob McNair says he wishes he hadn't apologized for his 'inmates' comment 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z She warned about "hanging dirty linen outside", a reference to ANC leaders who had gone to the media to air complaints. How Jacob Zuma's presidency shaped South African speech 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z They claim you should “never wash your dirty linen in public,” and that it would be better just to say positive things about Brazil. I Criticized the Olympics. That Doesn’t Make Me a Traitor. 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z “All these players will want a smooth handover, with no dirty linen aired in public,” she said. Uncertainty over President Islam Karimov’s condition roils Uzbekistan 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z It was difficult not to feel a few ecstatic flutters watching footage of Fifa bigwigs being publicly escorted into police cars with hotel staff apparently shielding them with their dirty linen. Sepp Blatter comes out fighting after re-election as Fifa president – as it happened 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z They first take out the dirty linen and towels and line them up in the hallways in green and red bags. A Luxury Liner Docks, and the Countdown’s On 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Both were seen as competent managers of their firms, but they were cast adrift essentially because of fears about the dirty linen of their private lives being aired in public. Beware the angry birds 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Though the bank cannot have expected to collect serious money, it must dread airing its dirty linen again, at a time when Mr Kerviel has mobilised public opinion against it. St Jérôme 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It may look unseemly to wash dirty linen in public. Peer review: Acid test 2014-03-20T16:01:13Z It was difficult not to feel a few ecstatic flutters watching footage of Fifa bigwigs being publicly escorted into police cars with hotel staff apparently shielding them with their dirty linen. Sepp Blatter comes out fighting after re-election as Fifa president – as it happened 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Down in the lowest decks, the laundry room quickly filled up with dirty linen, with bags lining hallways and piling up in corners. A Luxury Liner Docks, and the Countdown’s On 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The owner Vincent Tan said he was compelled to dismiss Mackay because he felt the “dirty linen” being exposed about the dispute was creating a distraction. Soccer Roundup: With Tie, West Ham Facing Risk of Relegation 2013-12-28T17:46:24Z "My staff and my players prepare and work hard and professionally, and the fans have been fantastic from day one. "We're washing our dirty linen in public at the moment. No excuses for Cardiff loss - Mackay 2013-12-26T18:37:00Z Other concerns focussed on the disposal of sharp equipment, dirty linen storage and open doors on isolation rooms. Hospital failed to make improvements 2013-09-30T12:56:31Z At a news conference on Thursday, Mandla accused some of his relatives of washing their dirty linen in public and battling for control of his grandfather's assets. Tutu: Don't besmirch Mandela name 2013-07-05T15:25:47Z At a news conference, Mandla accused some of his relatives of washing their dirty linen in public and battling for control of his grandfather's assets. Tutu: Don't besmirch Mandela name 2013-07-05T07:24:52Z He accused the relatives of being vengeful and washing the family's "dirty linen" in public. Nelson Mandela family feud deepens 2013-07-04T11:58:07Z "We don't want to wash our dirty linen in public." Premiership denies salary cap abuse 2013-01-15T19:57:11Z The Inspector General hung out the dirty linen but did not make a finding of wrongdoing on the part of Khuzami. Did Citigroup defraud billions from Abu Dhabi? 2012-09-06T13:45:00Z After the Beatles have passed through Denver, dirty linen from their hotel beds is cut into three-inch squares, each square mounted on parchment, to be sold for $10 a square inch. Meeting Elvis 2012-08-04T18:00:00Z "It has been an unedifying process and the game has been damaged as a result of the dirty linen being washed in public," said Taylor. FA will consider Terry sanction 2012-07-14T12:37:15Z But if dirty linen is washed in public, then the flow of other information that helps national security might slow down. Analysis: A question of secret courts 2012-05-29T11:26:40Z Muddy playing drove him frantic, and he often told his pupils to "wash their dirty linen at home"! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Old men’s beards and dirty linen and Tschaikowsky’s music and oysters and Wesleyans.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z An up-town merchant was carrying a washerwoman's baby, while a dandy, in patent leather boots, was holding her bundle of dirty linen. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z “I have here a bundle of the King’s dirty linen to bleach,” he said once, pointing to the MSS. sent to him for correction; and the bearers of course conveyed the sarcasm to his Majesty. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z And this is done by half-starved people, in torn boots, in dirty linen—because the country has neither boots nor soap. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z He stopped with deliberation and stared at the unshaven face, at the shifty eyes and dirty linen. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z But he wrapped it carefully in one of the dirty linen bags and put it on one side. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Its carpeted floors were found littered with garbage and dirty linen. Major US-Mexico border tunnel highlights seasonal trend in increasingly popular smuggling tack 2011-12-01T09:12:08Z If dirty linen is going to be washed in public—there's generally a good deal to be done on both sides. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z He took some clean linen away with him, and said he would bring home the dirty linen on the following morning. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z A slouchy woman sits at the door of a filthy cottage, counting some dirty linen and waving her bare arm at some passing soldiers. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z There is none of that vulgarity of soul—consummated in modern times among Anglo-Saxon peoples—which hastens to wash dirty linen in public. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z It would have been droll, indeed, had the man who washed his dirty linen in the House of Lords pretended to be scandalised by the licence of the stage. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z He had hurriedly made a kind of toilette, and the dirty linen coat was replaced by one of cloth, rather more respectable in appearance. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Otherwise, dirty linen will be the least of bankers' worries. Banks: Dirty linen day 2010-07-21T23:05:00Z The ability of almost anyone with access to technology to publish whatever they want makes for livelier debates – but it is also another opportunity to air dirty linen in public. Twitter: Tweet-tempered 2010-05-14T23:21:00Z We put all the dirty linen on the table, and we answer everyone’s questions on our internal Web site. 2010-02-13T23:47:00Z To the Editor of Bell's Life: Mr. Editor,—It is a pity chess-players will not "wash their dirty linen at home." The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion The men had been forced by the Germans to work long hours in the fields and workshops, and the women had to sweep the roads, wash the soldiers' dirty linen, and scrub their quarters. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. “You don’t want the dirty linen washed in public,” said the tout, with a chuckle. Sir Hilton's Sin He spread out the tattered piece of dirty linen upon the roof of the cabin and showed it to his friend. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Needs there any thing more to make us cease to wonder at seeing labourers’ children with dirty linen and holes in the heels of their stockings? Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend The trial and conviction of Grévy's son-in-law Wilson involved washing dirty linen in public. A History of the Third French Republic He was a thin, shabby old man, dressed in black with very dirty linen. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant Sid didn't mention his own dirty linen, but he knew we knew he'd flopped badly as boss of the Place and only recouped himself by that last-minute flimflam. The Big Time Perhaps all these scenes passed in panorama before my mind's eye, as I rose to my captor and eyed his dirty linen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 It was separated from the rest of the garret by slats, through which we could see the dirty linen. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 He jumped in his dirty linen at the thought of it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) In presence of his lady-love, perhaps under her window, and certainly with her connivance, he was unmercifully thrashed by one No� le Joly—beaten, as he says himself, like dirty linen on the washing-board. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Elsewhere a few palm mats under a piece of dirty linen stretched upon bamboo constituted the entire residence. In Desert and Wilderness Why can't a man wash his dirty linen at home, if he has any to wash. Is He Popenjoy? Thus speaking, Thunder-maker dived a hand into the bosom of his shirt and drew out a bundle of dirty linen. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West Once a semester, during the discussion of the economic factor in social life, we stage what is facetiously called "a display of society's dirty linen." College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College A short man of the name of Boilay washes the dirty linen of Dr. Veron, and corrects his faults of grammar, of history, &c. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 The family has its "skeleton in the closet," social groups avoid the public "washing of dirty linen"; the community banishes from consciousness, if it can, its slums, and parades its parks and boulevards. Introduction to the Science of Sociology His Uncle Randall could not have shrunk more painfully from this public washing of his dirty linen. The Combined Maze A garment of dark cloth, probably a cloak, and some dirty linen were all that came to view. The Black Buccaneer The next morning the captives were deprived of their clothes, and in their place were given dirty linen jackets and loose trousers. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson That miserly old man, who starves his family and washes his dirty linen in public, is going to have no money of mine.” The Scarlet Feather But he doesn't steal, that's one thing, and he's not a gossip, he holds his tongue, and doesn't wash our dirty linen in public. The Brothers Karamazov Probably nothing could better show "the nature of the animals" than this post-mortem grubbing belowstairs for a "subject," and washing your own household dirty linen in public—for profit. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century He had discarded his dirty linen for a blue-flannel bathing-suit that some former high official of H. B. M. service had left behind. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines It was in the family that our dirty linen should have been washed. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Everybody has something which they do not want to expose—like dirty linen. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends I felt as I have felt at an Ibsen play—as though I were looking through the keyhole into a room where dirty linen was about to be washed. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions I dare say it is so before company, and of course that's all right; it's much better that the dirty linen should be washed in private. Miss Mackenzie You have an English proverb to the effect that one should wash one's dirty linen at home. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Never probably was domestic dirty linen more publicly washed. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II To-day in dirty linen, his clothes torn or patched, with barely a shoe to his foot, he steals along with a bent head; you are tempted to hail him and fling him a shilling. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. So there was no murder and no dirty linen, but the cabin had to be tidied. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions It may also explain why the members of the expedition have since washed their dirty linen in public. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 His share was to fight the enemy by keeping our boys decently clean; and for this purpose he collected their dirty linen into huge piles. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell They would have fine damask and soft covering for their table, whilst they have dirty linen and a moth eaten cloth for the Altar of their God. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles This curtain, like love, covered a multitude of improprieties, in the shape of old boots, dirty linen, miscellaneous articles, and a sea-chest. The Settler and the Savage But the business of exporting our "dirty linen" was grossly mismanaged. Six Years in the Prisons of England “Yes, yes,” said Robarts; “let us wash our dirty linen at home.” Dr. Jolliffe's Boys Now periwinkles may be a comfort, but what I shudder at is the idea of dirty linen. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Voltaire spoke disparagingly of Frederick's literary achievements, and compared the task of correcting his host's French verses with that of washing dirty linen. Heroes of Modern Europe On one occasion, he says, “I was carried out in a buck-basket of dirty linen before the very eyes of Page, and the deluded husband did not know it.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 This is what results from washing dirty linen in public. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 We're washing our dirty linen before you, but it's all right," the girl returned, "because it shows you what sort of people we are, and that's what you need to know. The Tragic Muse No one ever saw him with dirty linen or soiled clothes except in muddy weather, when, in New York, even a Brummel must be content to be splashed with mud. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City A dirty linen shirt, which custom decreed should not be washed, was the usual wear. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. They say that Clément Thomas forgets that the National Guards are his children, and that dirty linen ought to be washed at home. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He bowed himself before her till he appeared to be no more than a bundle of dirty linen. The Swindler and Other Stories Lutie replied that if George was strong enough to carry the washing back and forth from the customers', she'd manage to support him by taking in dirty linen. From the Housetops Emaciated German and Italian barbers, you know them from their dirty linen, their clean-shaven cheeks and their locks redolent with bear’s grease. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City "Sister's" sharpest reproofs were called forth by errors made in connection with this daily exchange of clean for dirty linen. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public—people wash their dirty linen at home. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte For a trifle, in spite of her tears, he would have turned the poor thing into the streets, as if she had been a bundle of dirty linen. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 Over there," she said, pointing to a stout man in a dirty linen jacket who was sleeping in the sun; "but I don't advise you to wake him sudden. Five Children and It We pointed to his hand, which was bound in dirty linen. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia One of my first tasks in the morning was the collecting and classification of my ward's dirty linen. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital The king also treasured up a remark sarcastically made by Voltaire, which was as follows: "When I correct the royal poems I am washing the king's dirty linen." Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business With a muttered exclamation, he dragged his shirt over his head and flung it violently into the corner of the room amongst the bundle of dirty linen. Sally Bishop A Romance I'll string their dirty linen from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Enchanted Canyon There is a homely proverb to the effect that one "should wash her dirty linen at home," and it is to the violation of this advice that I refer. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) The women quickly slip Falstaff into a huge basket and cover him with dirty linen, while Nannetta and Fenton who have been indulging in another stolen interview slip behind the screen. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The gossips about here eke out a precarious existence by washing each other's dirty linen in public: and the process never seems to result in any satisfactory cleansing. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters The women are to collect the dirty linen belonging to the men every Friday, and to return each man his proper linen, washed and mended, on the Sunday morning. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island It wasn't like hitting a man in the ring, it was like—like poking a bag full of dirty linen. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment To-day in dirty linen, his clothes torn and patched, with barely a shoe to his foot, he steals along with a bent head; one is tempted to hail him and toss him a shilling. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) They must hush things up, and preserve appearances: they can not wash their dirty linen in public. The Devil's Garden We know that you are going to help us in it, and with the support of the American Legion, nothing will stop us from cleaning our skirts, from washing our dirty linen at home. The Story of The American Legion I have no doubt we shall be told that it is a foolish thing to wash dirty linen in public; but much better wash it in public than wear it foul. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria There is no privacy about the Italians washing their dirty linen, though they do wash at home. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 When these Russians go, I put on my dressing gown again, and say a lot of things, and rank myself among the goddesses, then descend to calling myself a little bundle of dirty linen. Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood) "Who does not know," continued Richards, "whether dirty linen ought to be boiled or baked." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 He "tried always to live in the Present and the Future, and to look upon the Past as so much dirty linen." Sydney Smith He went to his bedroom, dragged out a heavy wooden chest from under the bed, unlocked it and plunged his hand into a large dirty linen bag, full of coins. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People With another labourer, one Bernard, Mirabel dug, found a packet of dirty linen, and, fearing that it might hold the infection of plague, dipped it in wine, for lack of vinegar. Cock Lane and Common-Sense She found more "dirty linen" than she expected. Trial of Mary Blandy Katherine de Vaucelles—what a poem her very name is!-may, for all one knows, have had the best of reasons for sending her bully to beat the poet "like dirty linen on the washing-board." Old and New Masters Barrant wondered idly why human nature was always so interested in the washing of dirty linen. The Moon Rock Thus the two famous and perhaps mythical sentences, invariably repeated by historians of the incident, about orange-skins and dirty linen, do in fact sum up the gist of the matter. Books and Characters French and English I kept him in the air for half an hour, and then bade him drop without hurting himself,’ when he fell ‘like a packet of dirty linen’. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Democracies wash their dirty linen in public, while absolute governments tuck theirs out of sight, where it usually disappears, but sometimes unexpectedly develops spontaneous combustion. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War And there is Dagmar in England, weeping her eyes out because of divorce courts and more public washing of dirty linen. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 M. Lucien Pougeot was one of the eighty police commissaries who, each in his own quarter, oversee the moral washing of Paris's dirty linen. Through the Wall I, having still some English prejudices, would rather run all the risks incurred by drinking wine, than swallow any more than I am obliged of the rinsings of dirty linen. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine In the evening, some mutton was cooked in a vessel which just before was full of dirty linen steeped in water. A Woman's Journey Round the World She said it was merely dirty linen wrapped up in an old gown. She Stands Accused In presence of his lady-love, perhaps under her window and certainly with her connivance, he was unmercifully thrashed by one Noe le Joly - beaten, as he says himself, like dirty linen on the washing- board. Familiar Studies of Men and Books He jumped in his dirty linen at the thought of it. Island Nights' Entertainments Madame had turned washerwoman and used to make him go and fetch the dirty linen. Roderick Hudson Dirty, unwashed crockery, greasy knives, sodden fragments of yesterday's meals cluttered the table, while in one corner was the heap of evil-smelling, dirty linen. McTeague "To tell the truth," said the Majority, "when we wash, we like to show our dirty linen; and we couldn't let enough people see it without getting you to help us." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 Rousseau cries, "I will bare my heart to you!" and, throwing open his waistcoat, makes us the confidants of his dirty linen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 And from all this dirty linen which they were throwing about there issued an offensive odor in the warm atmosphere. L'Assommoir There is one thing, perhaps; he is discreet; he has no taste for washing dirty linen away from home, never speaks a word against anyone. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I Her voice was hoarse and low as she muttered: "This will be as good for you as for your dirty linen!" L'Assommoir At least let us wash our dirty linen at home….I have been thinking while you talked. The Sisters-In-Law "You will soon understand all about it," said Raffles Haw, throwing off his coat, and pulling on a smoke-stained and dirty linen jacket. The Doings of Raffles Haw It was thus that at every sorting of the dirty linen in the shop they undressed the whole neighborhood of the Goutte-d'Or. L'Assommoir Of what but one of your amazing English periodical public washings of dirty linen? The Awkward Age The Afghan's national costume consists of a long shirt, drawers, and dirty linen clothes; or, if he is a soldier, he affects a British red coat. Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Napoleon cautioned us long ago "to wash our dirty linen at home," but good patriots cannot be expected to profit by the counsels of a tyrant. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Thus its evils are all exposed, it washes all its dirty linen in public; but the main thing is to get it clean. The Soul of Democracy The Philosophy of the World War in Relation to Human Liberty It's not for the sake of saying so," he murmured; "but your dirty linen stinks tremendously! L'Assommoir That," said Porphyry, "is our own Platonic dirty linen, and I heartily wish we were washing it elsewhere. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales I have also intimated to that distressed nobleman that this is a business office and that a laundry is the proper place to take his dirty linen. Bat Wing He peered over the parapet, a hundred feet above, with his head so swathed in dirty linen that he looked like a bandaged corpse. King of the Khyber Rifles I have no dirty linen to wash, no skeletons in the cupboard or piffle of that kind. Tales of Chinatown It's not a man's business to have anything to do with dirty linen. L'Assommoir He had great sympathy with the Crosses, and no desire to wash the Company’s dirty linen in public. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Those gentlemen do not wash their dirty linen in public. The Way We Live Now When one is in trouble it is a great ease to tell one's trouble to a friend; but then one should always wash one's dirty linen at home. He Knew He Was Right All this dirty linen, which Macquart washed with such complacency before his nephew, profoundly disgusted the young man. The Fortune of the Rougons I suppose you've got enough on me to secure a divorce, but I can air some of your dirty linen. Heart of the Sunset She looks at us and hesitates, then grudgingly leads the way into a very dark little place, made of beaten earth and piled with dirty linen. Under Fire: the story of a squad This place was vulgarly and pithily denominated by a certain magistrate as the great public wash-house of all the dirty linen in Paris. File No. 113 Am I not compelled to wash in secrecy and darkness the dirty linen of the most corrupt members of society? The Widow Lerouge A lawyer had advised him, in a scornful manner, to wash his dirty linen at home, though not until he had skilfully ascertained whether Antoine possessed the requisite means to carry on a lawsuit. The Fortune of the Rougons Is it fitting to wash our dirty linen in public? Napoleon and Blucher He'd sit down all of a sudden, put on a stupid look, do the scrim-shanker stunt, and flop like a bundle of dirty linen. Under Fire: the story of a squad Ada was at the factory; but Mrs Yabsley, sorting piles of dirty linen, with her arms bared to the elbow, welcomed him with a smile. Jonah I thought it so much better to wash all one's dirty linen at home, I had never desired anything but an amicable arrangement. The Widow Lerouge The two men immediately lifted the great basket out, and carried it to the open cart which stood there, in which lay arranged in regular order great bundles of dirty linen. Marie Antoinette and Her Son "A Frenchman or a Russian prince incognito," said the officer, looking at Pierre's fine though dirty linen and at the ring on his finger. War and Peace Volpatte's head—enveloped in rags with a big knot on the top and the same dark yellowish stains as his face—looks like a bundle of dirty linen. Under Fire: the story of a squad "See," exclaimed Voltaire, "what a quantity of his dirty linen the King has sent me to wash!" Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 There was a great deal of grimy infant life up and down the place, and there was a hot moist smell within, as of the "boiling" of dirty linen. Some Short Stories [by Henry James] The washerwomen will take charge of the dirty linen at the door. Marie Antoinette and Her Son In his presence the dirty linen of two millions of people is washed en famille. Other People's Money People should wash their dirty linen at home, as Napoleon said. Eugenie Grandet I found it in a drawer in the pantry," he said, "among the dirty linen. When a Man Marries Those who are accustomed to clean tablecloths, clean linen are disgusted by dirty tablecloths, dirty linen. The Foundations of Personality The two clerks, by dint of quarrelling over the details of their lives, and washing much of their dirty linen at the office, had obtained the disrepute which they merited. Bureaucracy Samson wrenched the coat off him; wrenched the dirty linen from his jaw: the jaw fell powerless, there burst from him a cry;—hideous to hear and see. The French Revolution All eyes are on Robespierre's Tumbril, where he, his jaw bound in dirty linen, with his half-dead Brother, and half-dead Henriot, lie shattered; their 'seventeen hours' of agony about to end. The French Revolution |
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