- skeleton in the closet or cupboard
- idi skeleton in the closet or cupboardany embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret
From formal English to slang. 2014.
skeleton in the closet or cupboard
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skeleton in the cupboard (N. Amer. skeleton in the closet) — a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret. → skeleton … English new terms dictionary
skeleton in the closet — noun a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family s closet • Syn: ↑skeleton, ↑skeleton in the cupboard • Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage * * * skeleton in the cupboard … Useful english dictionary
skeleton in the closet — noun A shameful secret. Syn: skeleton in the cupboard … Wiktionary
(a) skeleton in the closet — a skeleton in the ˈcupboard idiom (BrE) (also a skeleton in the ˈcloset NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
Skeleton in the cupboard — Skeleton in the cupboard, or closet, is a colloquial phrase used to describe an undisclosed fact about someone which, if revealed, would have a negative impact on perceptions of the person. Cupboard is usually used in British English and closet… … Wikipedia
skeleton in the cupboard — noun a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family s closet • Syn: ↑skeleton, ↑skeleton in the closet • Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage * * * skeleton in the cupboard/ … Useful english dictionary
skeleton in the cupboard — noun A shameful secret. Syn: skeleton in the closet … Wiktionary
(a) skeleton in the cupboard — a skeleton in the ˈcupboard idiom (BrE) (also a skeleton in the ˈcloset NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
skeleton — skel•e•ton [[t]ˈskɛl ɪ tn[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the bones of a vertebrate considered as a whole, together forming the internal framework of the body 2) anat. zool. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in certain invertebrates 3)… … From formal English to slang
