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- a skeleton in the/ cupboard
a skeleton in the/ cupboard
a skeleton in the/your cupboard
(British & Australian) also a skeleton in the/your closet (American) an embarrassing secret If you want to be a successful politician, you can't afford to have too many skeletons in your cupboard.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Xenocrates | | zi-NAH-krə-teez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Brooke | | BRUWK | English |
| Iseut | | - | Medieval English |
| Jaimie | | JAY-mee | English |
| Jessie (1) | | JES-ee | Scottish, English |
| Nanaia | | - | Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) |