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Skeleton in the closet   /skˈɛlətən ɪn ðə klˈɑzət/   Listen
Skeleton in the closet

noun
1.
A scandal that is kept secret.  Synonyms: skeleton, skeleton in the cupboard.






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"Skeleton in the closet" Quotes from Famous Books



... the pamphlet question; and it may be candidly admitted, that in most libraries, the accumulation of uncatalogued and unbound pamphlets is one of the chief among those arrears which form the skeleton in the closet of the librarian. But there is another side to the matter. It is always possible to divide your pamphlets into two classes—the important, and the insignificant. Some of them have great historical, or economic, or intellectual value; others are as nearly ...
— A Book for All Readers • Ainsworth Rand Spofford



Words linked to "Skeleton in the closet" :   scandal, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton, outrage



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