词组 | skeleton in cupboard |
释义 | Idiom skeleton in cupboarda skeleton in the/(your) cupboard British & Australian, American an embarrassing secret.If you want to be a successful politician, you can't afford to have too many skeletons in your cupboard. skeleton in the/(one's) cupboardAn 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. a skeleton in the cupboarda discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret.A US variant of this expression is a skeleton in the closet . a skeleton in the ˈcupboard/ˈclosetsomething shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret: The new presidential candidate is certainly popular, but does he have any skeletons in the closet? |
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