English / idiom
Skeleton in the Closet
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A scandalous, discreditable, or embarrassing fact kept secret from public view.
In context
01
To leave a truly untarnished legacy, he conducted all his dealings so there was no skeleton in the closet.
02
The politician discovered that an old skeleton in the closet can dismantle decades of built honor overnight.
Synonyms
hidden scandal,family secret,dark secret
Antonyms
open book,pristine record,transparent life
Collocations
hide a skeleton in the closet,uncover a skeleton in the closet,have a skeleton in the closet