skeleton in the closet

Example Sentences

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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

It will relieve your worry for him to know it, otherwise you will live with him always in fear of the skeleton in the closet.

From Slate • May 16, 2021

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, Mr. Lebius ventured forth to look for the "skeleton in the closet", the "secret" guilt and sin.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther