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skeleton in (the/one's) closet

skeleton in (the/one's) closet

An embarrassing or shameful secret. Primarily heard in US. If you've got a skeleton in the closet, it will probably be exposed during this campaign. He didn't believe me when I said that I didn't have any skeletons in my closet.
See also: closet, skeleton

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DawidDAH-veet (Polish)Polish, Biblical Hebrew
Arijit-Bengali
Varlaam-Russian
ÉMilee-MEELFrench
Giustinajoos-TEE-nahItalian
Oliwieraw-LEEV-yerPolish
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