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.