Question

Skeleton in Your Closet a shameful and shocking secret that people try to keep hidden

Accepted Answer

Lizzie was close to being elected until her opponent exposed the skeleton in her closet. Nobody today really knows where this expression came from, although many 19th-century British writers used it in their books. There is a story about a man who killed his rival and hid the body in his closet to keep the secret from his neighbors. Eventually, they found out he had a "skeleton in the closet."

Idiom	Skeleton in Your Closet
Example	Lizzie was close to being elected until her opponent exposed the skeleton in her closet.
Meaning	a shameful and shocking secret that people try to keep hidden
Origin	Nobody today really knows where this expression came from, although many 19th-century British writers used it in their books. There is a story about a man who killed his rival and hid the body in his closet to keep the secret from his neighbors. Eventually, they found out he had a "skeleton in the closet."

Closet Skeleton Secret Lizzie Close Elected Opponent Exposed