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What is a skeleton in the cupboard?

What is a skeleton in the cupboard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Britain, idiomatic) A shameful secret.
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Teacher Karen Charlton found a skeleton in the cupboard while researching her husband's ancestors.
There is a skeleton in the cupboard of Inductive Logic, which Bacon never suspected and Hume first exposed to view.
There's obviously a skeleton in the cupboard.
Them viewing you as an adult means that they can be honest with you about their life experiences, sharing with you their triumphs and regrets, and perhaps even the odd skeleton in the cupboard.
The concert, on Sunday, also features Bartok's Transylvannian Dance No3 and Arnold Steck's Skeleton in the Cupboard.
Perhaps the skeleton in the cupboard comes out to be talked to, on such domestic occasions?

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