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a skeleton in the/ closet

a skeleton in the/somebody's closet

a secret that would cause embarrassment if it were known People almost always have skeletons in their closets, parts of their lives they don't want to reveal.
See also: closet, skeleton

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cola-Anglo-Saxon
Mathieu-French
Conradokon-RAH-dhoSpanish
ŞIrin-Kurdish
Stan (2)-Romanian
LiberLIE-bər (English)Roman Mythology
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