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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abeni	-	Western African, Yoruba
Peder	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Zipporah	zi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English)	Biblical, Hebrew
Mirche	-	Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Clemons	['klemənz]
Arcadia	ahr-KAY-dee-ə (English)	Various