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I Skeleton Closet Family In The Loop 646 Event One’s Past

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Idiom SKELETON IN THE CLOSET {FAMILY SKELETON}
Definition an event in one’s past or family that is embarrassing and that one would prefer to keep secret
Examples
  1. Before I took this job with the government, I had to reveal the fact that I had been arrested when I was a teenager. That has always been my skeleton in the closet.
  2. Rachel’s family had a relative who spent years in prison. They always tried to keep that family skeleton a secret.
Extra Info

The expression suggests something undesirable that is hidden away in the closet but that one cannot get rid of.

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