lijk in de kast
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “corpse in the closet/cupboard”.
Pronunciation
Noun
lijk in de kast n (plural lijken in de kast, diminutive lijkje in de kast n)
- skeleton in the cupboard (UK), skeleton in the closet (US) (sordid or shameful secret)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lijk, in, de, kast.