lijk in de kast
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “corpse in the closet/cupboard”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.