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skeleton in the closet
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1.
US
UK
General
neutral
informal
idiomatic
A shameful, embarrassing, or discrediting secret that an individual, family, or organization keeps hidden to avoid scandal or censure.
2.
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UK
General
informal
idiomatic
A person within a group who is regarded as the source of shame or the secret that must be concealed.
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