skeletons in the cupboard

【字面理解】柜子里的骷髅

【英文解析】something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to one in the past that one wants to keep secret

【中文解析】(不可外扬的)秘密，家丑;隐情

【典型例句】① The new presidential candidate is certainly popular, but does he have any skeletons in the cupboard?新的总统候选人当然很受欢迎，不过他有没有什么不 可见人的丑事呢?

② Most families have one or two skeletons in the cupboard.大多数家庭都有一两桩不可外杨的家丑。

【注释】源自童话故事《蓝胡子》(BlueBeardh蓝胡子(一个富翁)出去做生意的时候将房子里所有的钥匙都留 给了他的老婆，告诉她只有长长走廊尽头的那个储藏 室她不能去。她打开那个储藏室，发现里面藏着他从 前的多个老婆的尸体。变体：skeletons in the closet。