The correct idiom is "a skeleton in the closet."
Imagine opening a closet door and seeing a spooky skeleton! This idiom means that something bad is hidden away in someone's past.
The Skeleton in the Cupboard - Yes Minister - was created on 1982-11-25.
2point4 Children - 1991 The Skeleton in the Cupboard 2-5 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG (video rating) (2005)
Yes Minister - 1980 The Skeleton in the Cupboard 3-3 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G UK:U (video rating) (1998)
"Skeleton in every house" or the UK version "Skeleton in the cupboard" mean that every single family has a secret that is better to be kept from others. It is an old saying that was used in England in 19s, but it's still possible that the phrase was translated from another language.
The cast of Confessions of an Idiom - 2013 includes: Andy McCain as Skeleton in the Closet
It means you have a guilty secret. Just imagine if you had a dead body in your closet. You wouldn't want anyone to know it. If someone has a 'skeleton in their closet' it means that they have a secret from their past that they are hiding. a shameful and shocking secret that people try to keep hidden
Jane Jobson Scott has written: 'The skeleton in the cupboard' -- subject(s): Accessible book
she didn't want anyone to know, it was her skeleton in her closet.
RFP is not an idiom. It's an abbreviation.
It's not really an idiom. It means "what are you thinking about."
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
idiom means expression like a page in a book