skeleton in the closet

Meaning: (US,idiomatic)Ashamefulsecret.1913,Eleanor H. Porter, chapter9, inPollyanna‎[1], L.C. Page,→OCLC:"Humph!" she vouchsafed. Then, showing her old-time interest, she went on: "But, say, it is queer, his speakin' to you, honestly, Miss Pollyanna. He don't speak ter no one; and he lives all alone in a great big lovely house all full of jest grand things, they say. Some says he's crazy, and some jest cross; and some says he's got askeleton in his closet."2016,Phil Valentine, “Compromising Position”, inThe Conservative’s Handbook: Defining the Right Position on Issues from A to Z, Naperville, Ill.:Cumberland House,→ISBN, chapter 3 (Character is the single most important attribute in a leader),page35:I think it’s safe to say that theskeletons in the closetsof some lawmakers corrupted the process, making an even stronger case for why a politician’s character is so important.

Examples:

EN: I'm the skeleton in the closet.
ES: Soy el esqueleto dentro del closet.
EN: Sounds like you might have a skeleton in the closet.
ES: Esconde trapos sucios.
EN: - I knew we had a skeleton in the closet.
ES: Sabía que había un trapo sucio.
EN: And to this family, what's one more skeleton in the closet?
ES: ¿Y qué le importa un secreto más a esta familia?
EN: I don't wanna be no skeleton in the closet.
ES: No quiero ser ninguna historia vergonzosa.
EN: Breathe easily, sire. These loyal lips of mine will never hint that there's a royal skeleton in the closet.
ES: Mis fieles labios jamás mencionarán... que esconde un secreto en el armario.
EN: Tell me how you got to be the skeleton in the closet.
ES: Dime cómo te convertiste en la vergüenza de la familia.
EN: An offense can always be found. Who among us has not at least one skeleton in the closet?
ES: Un delito se encuentra siempre. ¿Quién de nosotros no tiene un muerto escondido?
EN: Do you see that you too had your nice skeleton in the closet?
ES: ¿Ha visto que incluso usted tenía un muerto escondido?
EN: You've got a skeleton in the closet!
ES: ¡Aquí hay gato encerrado, Rieche!
EN: All women have a skeleton in the closet.
ES: Todas las mujeres tienen un esqueleto en el closet.
EN: And what if they find the skeleton in the closet?
ES: ¿Y qué pasa si lo descubren?
EN: Hey, between us, everyone has a skeleton in the closet!
ES: Oye, entre nosotros, todos tienen algo que ocultar.
EN: - I'm the skeleton in the closet.
ES: - Soy la oveja negra.
EN: So it just sort of got locked away, like a skeleton in the closet.
ES: Así que quedó bajo llave, como un esqueleto en eI armario.

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