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كيف تنطق "skeleton in the closet"

expression

SKEL-uh-tuhn in thuh KLAH-zut
SKEL-ih-tuhn in thuh KLOZ-it

التعريف

A secret from someone's past that is embarrassing or could cause problems if revealed.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈskɛɫətən/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑzət

الإنجليزية البريطانية

skˈɛlɪtən/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒzɪt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

SKEL-uh-tuhn in thuh KLAH-zut

بريطاني

SKEL-ih-tuhn in thuh KLOZ-it

استمع في السياق

Everyone has a skeleton in the closet.

She has a skeleton in the closet from her college days.

The politician tried to hide his skeleton in the closet.

Turns out, the company had a pretty big skeleton in the closet.