Idiom
skeleton in the cupboard
Meaning
A shameful secret.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone has at least one skeleton in the cupboard.”
“The politician tried to hide his past, but a journalist discovered a skeleton in the cupboard.”
“Despite his public reputation for absolute integrity, he lived in constant fear that a long-buried skeleton in the cupboard would eventually destroy his career.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone has at least one skeleton in the cupboard.”
contextual
“The politician tried to hide his past, but a journalist discovered a skeleton in the cupboard.”
complex
“Despite his public reputation for absolute integrity, he lived in constant fear that a long-buried skeleton in the cupboard would eventually destroy his career.”
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