skeleton in the closet

skeleton in the closet

n. 家丑

例句与用法：

Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton.

死神常被画成骷髅。

He is reduced almost to a skeleton.

他瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。

People cheered when the 57,000-ton steel skeleton was topped out in 33 weeks-12 days ahead of schedule.

当这座建筑物的57,000吨重的钢骨在33周内——比原计划提前12天——完成时，人们欢欣鼓舞。

I've written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details.

我已写出报告的梗概，但我必须补充细节。