English phrase from drama scenes
What Does "not everyone has a skeleton in the closet" Mean?
Learn what "not everyone has a skeleton in the closet" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
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Not everyone has a skeleton in the closet.
It means not everyone has a shameful secret or hidden problem.
From On One Condition, Episode 39
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone says not everybody has hidden secrets.
Usage Scenario
Use this in conversation when responding to suspicion or generalizing about people. The idiom is common, but this sentence is more like a comment than a reusable standalone line.
Better ways to say it
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Not everyone has a skeleton in the closet.
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Not everybody has hidden secrets.
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Not everyone has something to hide.
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