skeleton in the/your cupboard
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(a) skeleton in your cupboard — a 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 … New idioms dictionary
(a) skeleton in the cupboard — a 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 … New idioms dictionary
skeleton in the closet — noun a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family s closet • Syn: ↑skeleton, ↑skeleton in the cupboard • Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage * * * skeleton in the cupboard … Useful english dictionary
skeleton in the cupboard — noun a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family s closet • Syn: ↑skeleton, ↑skeleton in the closet • Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage * * * skeleton in the cupboard/ … Useful english dictionary
skeletons in the/your closet — (or Brit skeletons in the/your cupboard) informal : something bad or embarrassing that happened in your past and that is kept secret He asked if she had any skeletons in her closet that might affect her political campaign. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
(a) skeleton in the cupboard — a skeleton in the ˈcupboard idiom (BrE) (also a skeleton in the ˈcloset NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
(a) skeleton in the closet — a skeleton in the ˈcupboard idiom (BrE) (also a skeleton in the ˈcloset NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
(a) skeleton in cupboard — a 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 … New idioms dictionary
skeleton — [[t]ske̱lɪt(ə)n[/t]] skeletons 1) N COUNT Your skeleton is the framework of bones in your body. ...a human skeleton. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A skeleton staff is the smallest number of staff necessary in order to run an organization or service. Only a… … English dictionary
skeleton — skel|e|ton [ˈskelıtən] n ↑backbone, ↑breastbone, ↑collarbone, ↑kneecap, ↑pelvis, ↑skull, ↑spine, ↑rib ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bones)¦ 2¦(basic parts)¦ 3¦(thin person)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
