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something nasty in the woodshed something nasty in the woodshedSomething illicit, immoral, illegal, or scandalous that is kept secret or hidden away from public sight. A line taken from Stella Gibbon's 1933 novel Cold Comfort Farm, in which a character discusses "something nasty in the woodshed" she witnessed as a child. Primarily heard in UK. With multiple reports of abuse coming to light, it certainly seems there is something nasty in the woodshed at the hospice care center. While the film initially presents him as a kindly old man, it begins hinting that there's something nasty in the woodshed lurking behind his benevolent demeanor. See also: nasty, something, woodshed Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. something nasty in the woodshed a shocking or distasteful thing kept secret. British informal This expression is taken from Stella Gibbons 's comic novel Cold Comfort Farm ( 1933 ), in which Aunt Ada Doom's dominance over her family is maintained by constant references to her having seen something nasty in the woodshed in her youth. The details of the experience are never explained. See also: nasty, something, woodshed Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also:- a bad lot
- bad lot
- take the lid off
- take the lid off (of) (something)
- lift the lid off (something)
- lift the lid off something
- lift, blow, etc. the lid off something
- blow the lid off (something)
- blow the lid off something
- lift
References in periodicals archive Meanwhile, three generations have ploughed through Stella Gibbons'' rural opus, Cold Comfort Farm, being warned of " something nasty in the woodshed," joined, latterly, by those transfixed by the handheld camera spookiness of The Blair Witch Project. Review; WOLF RED, TMESIS Unity Theatre These hunting fathers would have been very much at home in the pastoral landscapes conjured by Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, music which veers between hints of something nasty in the woodshed and the utterly transforming visionariness of 'Pilgrim's Progress'. CBSO Symphony Hall We [...]; ClassicalReviews Is there something wrong with me?" She was told that not enjoying sex was indeed unnatural, and might be caused by having been sexually abused, or seeing something nasty in the woodshed as a child. Is it the last taboo about sex to say it's very overrated as a pastime? OPINION We also have excellent local talent such as Blackstone Edge, Duncan McFarlane & Ann Brivonese, Beaumont Brothers, Berkana, Bruce Baillie and Russ Hughes as well as national names such as Belshazzars Feast, His Worship and the Pig, MrsAckroyd, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, Cleckheaton Folk Festival, 3rd - 5 July All refer to Flora as "Robert Poste's child." They are dominated by an elderly aunt, Ada Doom (Sheila Burrell), who never leaves her room because, she keeps repeating, she once "saw something nasty in the woodshed." Cold Comfort Farm National names on the bill include His Worship and The Pig, Mrs Ackroyd, Something Nasty In The Woodshed, Belshazzars Feast, Scolds Bridle and Cockersdale. Fantastic folk at Cleckheaton |