A skeleton in the cupboard

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4
Meaning

An embarrassing fact to be kept secret

हिंदी अर्थ

शर्मिंदा करने वाला पुराना रहस्य

Example sentences

Every old office has a skeleton in the cupboard.

A skeleton in the cupboard is kept and not solved.

Daily use: Har ghar mein skeleton hota hai.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

बरसों पहले छुपाया शरीर सड़ जाता है, पर skeleton बचा रहता है। अलमारी (cupboard) में छुपा skeleton = ऐसा शर्मनाक पुराना राज़ जो किसी को पता नहीं चलना चाहिए।

A body hidden long ago rots away, but the skeleton remains. A SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD is an embarrassing fact from the past that a person or family keeps locked away, hoping no one ever finds it.

Exam note

American English में 'a skeleton in the closet' कहते हैं। Meaning: छुपा शर्मनाक राज़; related 'secrecy', उल्टा भाव 'disclosure'।

In American English it is 'a skeleton in the closet'. It means a hidden, shameful secret; 'secrecy' is related, and 'disclosure' is the opposite idea.

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