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skeleton in the closet

noun

1 skeleton in the closet

A scandal that is kept secret.

synonyms: skeleton, skeleton in the cupboard.

Roget 649: hurtfulness etc. adj.; virulence.    evil doer etc. 913; bane etc. 663; plague spot etc. (insalubrity) 657; ... show more

Roget 830: painfulness etc. adj.; trouble, care etc. (pain) 828; trial; affliction, infliction; blow, stroke, burden, ... show more


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