كيف تنطق "skeleton in the cupboard"

expression

SKEL-uh-tuhn in THUH KUH-berd

SKEL-i-tuhn in THUH KUB-uhd

التعريف

A hidden secret from someone's past that could be embarrassing or cause problems if discovered.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

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

الإنجليزية البريطانية

skˈɛlɪtən/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈʌbəd

أمريكي

SKEL-uh-tuhn in THUH KUH-berd

بريطاني

SKEL-i-tuhn in THUH KUB-uhd

Everyone has a skeleton in the cupboard they hope no one finds out about.

The politician's skeleton in the cupboard was revealed by the newspapers.

She was afraid her skeleton in the cupboard would ruin her new friendship.

Do you think he has a skeleton in the cupboard that he doesn't want us to know about?