| 释义 |
(redirected from skeleton in (the/one's) 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 cupboard a 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/ˈcloset something 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? |