Skeleton In The Closet (Noun)
Meaning
A scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The politician's reputation was tarnished when a skeleton in the closet from his past was revealed during the campaign.
- The family's good name was ruined when the private investigator uncovered a skeleton in the closet that had been hidden for years.
- It seems like every Hollywood star has a skeleton in the closet that they hope the tabloids won't discover.
- There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet, given all the strange rumors that have been circulating about them.
- After several scandals, the company was forced to confront the skeleton in the closet it had been trying to keep hidden from the public.