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- noun Plural form of
skeleton . - noun
Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum ; shortened fromskeletons in the cupboard orskeletons in the closet ).
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Examples
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Once they locate their clients (using only an illustration of the residence), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern get to work extracting figurative skeletons from the literal closet.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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Let him run ... it is always fun to dig out the skeletons from the closets.
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On September 8th 2007, doit4johnny wrote: wht the hell .. all the young hot chicks are growing up to be anorexic heroin skeletons … someone get her a cheeseburger!!
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The G-2 Ace ends up deep in skeletons in the catacombs, along with his offsider Andre, after being framed for a 'murder in the dark situation.'
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Khaan mckennai*, described for two outstanding complete skeletons, is similar to Conchoraptor but has a more horizontally-aligned naris and more strongly curved manual unguals (Clark et al. 2001).
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Basically everything there is to know about that person, and everything they've ever said and done, any questionable associations they've ever had, any "skeletons" -- no matter how minor -- all come out at once, or close to it.
Palinsanity. Ann Althouse 2008
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In fact, government legal losses have consistently enough generated large liabilities for the government that most analysts 'fiscal projections still include a line for "skeletons" - the term of art for old claims that get adjudicated against the government.
Dealbreaker Anonymous Hedge Fund Manager 2009
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More like there’s an election on the way clear the skeletons from the cupboard.
Pants On Fire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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That’s an anagram for Earhart, who was an aviatrix (I think one of the skeletons is Amelia Earhart).
The Tail Section » Your Voice: Comprehensive Theory for the End of ‘Lost’ - Part 1 2008
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At least all her skeletons are already out in public ... ron
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