skeleton Idiom

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skeleton in one

family secret I heard that he has a lot of skeletons in his closet that he doesn

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skeleton in the closet

unpleasant secrets, old scandals Every family has a skeleton in the closet - a dark secret or two.

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have a skeleton in the cupboard|have a skeleton in

have an unpleasant secret: "There are a lot of skeletons in their cupboard."

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skeleton in the closet|closet|in the closet|skelet

n. phr. A shameful secret; someone or something kept hidden, especially by a family. The skeleton in our family closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much.

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skeleton

skeleton
1.
skeleton at the feast
a person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration
2.
skeleton in the closet
some fact, as about one's family, kept secret because of shame or fear of disgrace