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skeleton in (the/one's) cupboard

skeleton in (the/one's) cupboard

An embarrassing or shameful secret. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. If you've got a skeleton in the cupboard, 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 cupboard.
See also: cupboard, skeleton

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vedastus-History
Desislav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Euan-Scottish
GertraudGER-trowtGerman
Walentyvah-LEN-tiPolish
Baki-Arabic
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