skeleton in the cupboard

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Meaning: (UK,idiomatic)Ashamefulsecret.2005, Eileen Knowles, chapter 11, inRoses for Robina(Linford Romance Library), large print edition, Leicester, Leicestershire: Linford, published2017,→ISBN,page292:‘I expect all families have someskeletons in the cupboards,’ Robina said with a smile of understanding. ‘I know I have some relatives who embarrass me, but you have done nothing to be ashamed of that I can see.[…]’

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