1. Ý Nghĩa
Skeleton in the closet: dùng để chỉ một bí mật được giấu kín hoặc sự thật đáng xấu hổ, khó chịu về một người hay một tổ chức.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
No one knew about her criminal record; it was a skeleton in the closet she kept hidden for years.
He’s always been afraid that his dark secret would be exposed, that hidden skeleton in the closet.
We all laughed when Grandma spilled the beans about the family skeletons in the closet.
Our school has a few skeletons in the closet that the administration hopes nobody finds out about.
They were shocked to discover a family skeleton in the closet—a long-lost relative with a criminal past.
No one suspected that he had a major skeleton in the closet until it was revealed by the media.