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a skeleton in the cupboard

a skel·e·ton in the cup·board
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey skel-i-tn in stressed th ee kuhb-erd]
    • /eɪ ˈskɛl ɪ tn ɪn stressed ði ˈkʌb ərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey skel-i-tn in stressed th ee kuhb-erd]
    • /eɪ ˈskɛl ɪ tn ɪn stressed ði ˈkʌb ərd/

Definition of a skeleton in the cupboard words

  • phrase a skeleton in the cupboard If you say that someone has a skeleton in the closet, or in British English a skeleton in the cupboard, you mean that they are keeping secret a bad or embarrassing fact about themselves. 3
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Parts of speech for A skeleton in the cupboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a skeleton in the cupboard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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