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Skeleton Closet Cupboard Idiom Refers Secret Possibly Ruinous

Phrase/Idiom a skeleton in the closet / cupboard
Definition This idiom refers to a secret and possibly ruinous source of shame.
Example We all have a skeleton in the closet.

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