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skeleton in the cupboard

/ˈskelɪtən ɪn ðə ˈkʌbəd/

Traduction: Un fait secret ou embarrassant du passé de quelqu'un que la personne essaie de cacher aux autres.

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/ˈskelɪtən ɪn ðə ˈkʌbəd/C1informalbritish
  • frUn fait secret ou embarrassant du passé de quelqu'un que la personne essaie de cacher aux autres.

A secret or embarrassing fact about someone's past that they try to keep hidden from others.

  1. Hidden secretB2informalbritish

    A shameful or embarrassing secret that a person or family tries to keep hidden from others.

    frcadavre dans le placard

    • Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard that they don't talk about.
    • He was afraid that his political opponents would discover the skeleton in his cupboard.
    • The old mansion had a skeleton in the cupboard involving a lost inheritance.