Have a skeleton in my cupboard In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have a skeleton in my cupboard", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-04-25 07:04

A skeleton in the cupboard/closet noun phrase

An embarrassing or unpleasant secret about your past that you don't want anyone to know

It seems that most people have their own skeletons in the cupboard.

The press is really good at uncovering skeletons in the celebrities’ closets.

I know that friends should share with each other but there're some skeletons in the cupboard better to keep for myself.

My first failed love confession is my skeleton in the cupboard.

between you, me and the gatepost

Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say

be in cahoots

To be secretly working together

behind closed doors

Kept in secret

dead giveaway

something that unintentionally reveals a truth, a secret completely

blow (something) wide open

Do you see anything wrong?

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