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Meaning of "skeleton in the cupboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD

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WHAT DOES SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skeleton in the closet

Skeleton in the closet or skeleton in the cupboard is a colloquial phrase used to describe a shameful secret. It may also refer to...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD

skelder
skeletal
skeletal muscle
skeletally
skeletogenous
skeleton
skeleton bob
skeleton draft
skeleton key
skeleton law
skeleton map
skeleton outline
skeleton staff
skeleton-like
skeletonic
skeletonise
skeletoniser
skeletonize
skeletonizer
skelf

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD

aboard
billboard
board
bulletin board
cardboard
clipboard
dashboard
free on board
go by the board
keyboard
leaderboard
message board
motherboard
on board
onboard
outboard
overboard
secretary to the board
skateboard
snowboard
take on board

Synonyms and antonyms of skeleton in the cupboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «skeleton in the cupboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD

Find out the translation of skeleton in the cupboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skeleton in the cupboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skeleton in the cupboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柜中骷髅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esqueleto en el armario
570 millions of speakers

English

skeleton in the cupboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलमारी में कंकाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهيكل العظمي في خزانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Скелет в шкафу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esqueleto no armário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলমারি মধ্যে কঙ্কাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

squelette dans le placard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rangka di dalam almari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Skelett im Schrank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食器棚にあるスケルトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찬장 의 골격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balung ing lemari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ xương trong tủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலமாரியில் எலும்புக்கூடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपाटातील सापळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dolapta iskelet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scheletro in armadio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkielet w szafie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Скелет у шафі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schelet în dulap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκελετό στο ντουλάπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geraamte in die kas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skelett i skåpet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjelett i skapet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skeleton in the cupboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD»

The term «skeleton in the cupboard» is regularly used and occupies the 68.889 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skeleton in the cupboard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD»

Discover the use of skeleton in the cupboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skeleton in the cupboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cakes And Ale Or The Skeleton In The Cupboard
1930. Maugham, English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright is best remembered for his novel Of Human Bondage.
W. Somerset Maugham, 2004
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Skeleton in the Cupboard
Introduces Mister Bones, a skeleton who lives in a small boy's cupboard and follows him everywhere. With a pull-out Mister Bones.
David Pelham, 1998
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New Concept English DEVELOPING SKILLS, An Integrated Course ...
24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years. The English 5 language possesses a vivid saying to describe ...
L. G. Alexander, 1976
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The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Lady Jane Jobson Scott. this scene she was seated at the head of it, magnificently dressed, laughing and talking as gain as the gayest there. Ponsford had been right when she said, “If you decline my terms, in all probability the wedding will ...
Lady Jane Jobson Scott, 1860
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New Concept English DEVELOPING SKILLS, Supplementary Writen ...
24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard 1 In what respect does fact differ from fiction concerning the secrets that people keep to themselves? (a) They are rarely so terrible as to ruin our reputations if revealed. (b) People's closest friends do not even ...
L. G. Alexander
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Secrets
This brilliant new collection of stories by one of India’s best-loved storytellers richly evokes Dehradun of the 1940s; with its quaint cinema halls and crumbling villas; its modest chaat-shops and ubiquitous tongas.
RUSKIN BOND, 2011
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Lexical Creativity, Texts and Contexts
Gloss: A skeleton in the cupboard That is what it is called But what if someone by chance or intentionally starts opening the cupboard doors? And what, if... we come upon the skeleton ourselves? First sentence: (23) Protams, man art ir dazi.
Judith Munat, 2007
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The Dream and the Text: Essays on Literature and Language
... mother represses a painful and terrifying complex, she will feel it as an evil spirit pursuing her — a "skeleton in the cupboard," as the English say. This formation shows that the complex has already acquired archetypal force. It sits on her like ...
Carol Schreier Rupprecht, 1993
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The Dark Holds No Terrors
... in the skeleton in the cupboard. But I was the skeleton in her cupboard. And now she's dead and I'm outside. No more the skeleton in the cupboard. Or maybe , she thought confusedly, I'm now the skeleton in my own cupboard. 'The keys, 59 .
Shashi Deshpande, 1990
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New Supreme Dictionary - English-English-Tamil:
Skeleton in the cupboard (The family skeleton) Something of which the family is ashamed and which it tries to keep secret The grandfather of the boy for whom an alliance was being arranged, had married a Muslim. This skeleton in the ...
Various, 2005

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD»

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Sochi 2014: Skeleton in the cupboard - Russia accused of 'dirty …
For while Yarnold took a commanding overnight lead into the final two runs in the skeleton, the finger of suspicion is being pointed at the host nation, three of ... «Daily Mail, Feb 14»
2
The Summer House
The Skeleton in the Cupboard: Syl's mother, Mrs. Monro, doesn't know quite what to make of her son's life, but she knows Margaret should not marry him. The Fly ... «NPR, Dec 13»
3
The skeleton in the cupboard
Yes, there was a skeleton in the cupboard, and although I never saw it, I played a small part in the events that followed its discovery. I was fifteen that year, and I ... «Times of India, Dec 10»
4
CCHQ betrays Tory members by counting Better Off Out …
CCHQ betrays Tory members by counting Better Off Out membership as a skeleton in the cupboard. By Alex Singleton Politics Last updated: December 8th, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 10»

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