air one's dirty linen in public
wash one's dirty linen in public
To talk about your private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret.
Дословно - проветривать своё грязное бельё на публике. Обсуждать свои личные ссоры или проблемы на публике.
Everyone in the school knew that the superintendent and the principal were angry with each other because they aired their dirty linen in public.
No one knew that the boys' mother was a drug addict, because the family did not wash its dirty linen in public.
She has a habit of airing everyone's dirty linen in public.
У неё привычка обсуждать чужие проблемы на публике.
air shuttle
Air service for regular commuters operating between major cities at not too far a distance, e.g., between Boston and New York City; such flights operate without reservation on a frequent schedule.
My dad takes the air shuttle from Boston to New York once a week.
airbus
A trade name, also used informally for a wide-bodied airplane used chiefly as a domestic passenger carrier.
Airbuses don't fly overseas, but mainly from coast to coast.
airquake
An explosive noise of undetermined origin usually heard in coastal communities and appearing to come from some higher point in elevation.
What was that awful noise just now? - I guess it must have been an airquake.
all is fair in love and war
В любви и на войне все средства хороши.
All is fair in love and war the man thought when he asked his colleague for a date.
В любви и на войне все способы хороши, думал мужчина, когда приглашал свою коллегу на свидание.
bear in the air
bear in the sky
A police helicopter flying overhead watching for speeders.
Slow down, good buddy, there's a bear in the air.
beat the air
Заниматься пустым делом, ерундой, болтовней; "толочь воду в ступе".
Don't beat the air, you can't help him.
Не надо толочь воду в ступе, ты не можешь ему помочь.
bid fair
To seem likely; promise.
He bids fair to be a popular author.
The day bids fair to be warm.