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Skeleton in the Closet Origin
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The morbid idiom 'skeleton in the closet' is commonly understood metaphorically, but its historical origin is often remembered more literally than it was.
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What People Remember
Many believe the phrase 'skeleton in the closet' literally originated from people commonly hiding skeletons in their homes for various secret or macabre reasons.
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What's Actually True
The idiom likely originated from the literal, but less common, practice of doctors or anatomists illegally hiding human skeletons in their homes for study during a time when it was forbidden, later evolving into a metaphor for a hidden shameful secret.
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