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skeleton in the closet



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As much as he tried to find that one skeleton in the closet to explain it all, he couldn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024

“There’s some kind of big, big skeleton in the closet here.”

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

More importantly, should I say something that could put a stain on how she loves our house, or do I leave that skeleton in the closet?

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019

They face significant financial burdens, but they also face being stigmatized from colleagues who wonder what skeleton in the closet they are running from.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2014

So here, Fielden thought, was another skeleton in the closet.

From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)



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