Meaning of skeleton in the cupboard | Babel Free
Definitions
A shameful secret.
UK, idiomatic
Equivalents
Čeština
kostlivec ve skříni
Español
esqueleto en el armario
Italiano
scheletro nell'armadio
Nederlands
lijk in de kast
Português
esqueleto no armário
Examples
“‘I expect all families have some skeletons in the cupboards,’ Robina said with a smile of understanding. ‘I know I have some relatives who embarrass me, but you have done nothing to be ashamed of that I can see.[…]’”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.