A2 (Elementary)

I. twelfth /twelfθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: twelfta, from twelf; ⇨ ↑twelve]
one of twelve equal parts of something

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

twelfth

twelfth [twelfth twelfths] [twelfθ] ; [twelfθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: twelve_derived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

twelfth / twelfθ / ordinal number

12th written as a word:

Our next meeting is on the twelfth ( of May).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

twelfth

[twe̱lfθ]
♦♦
twelfths
1) ORD The twelfth item in a series is the one that you count as number twelve.
  ...the twelfth anniversary of the April revolution.
  ...a twelfth-century church.
2) FRACTION A twelfth is one of twelve equal parts of something.
  She is entitled to a twelfth of the cash.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

twelfth

²twelfth adj : occupying the number 12 position in a series
• the twelfth day in a row
• finished in twelfth place
- twelfth adv
• Our son finished twelfth in the race.
• the twelfth best-selling book

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eleventh

eleventh [ordinal number]

US

/ɪˈlev·ənθ/

Example:

the eleventh person

11th written as a word

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the eleventh person

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eleventh

I. e‧lev‧enth¹ /ɪˈlevənθ/ BrE AmE adjective

1. coming after ten other things in a series:

in the eleventh century

her eleventh birthday

2. the eleventh hour the last moment before something important happens:

At the eleventh hour the government decided that something had to be done.

—eleventh pronoun:

I’m planning to leave on the eleventh (=the 11th day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eleventh

elev·enth [eleventh elevenths] [ɪˈlevnθ] ; [ɪˈlevnθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: eleven_derived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

eleventh / ɪˈlev. ə nθ / ordinal number

11th written as a word:

Her birthday is on the eleventh ( of this month).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eleventh

[ɪle̱v(ə)nθ]
♦♦
ORD
The eleventh item in a series is the one that you count as number eleven.
We were working on the eleventh floor.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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eleven

elev·en /ɪˈlɛvən/ noun, pl -ens
1 [count] : the number 11
2 [count] : the eleventh in a set or series
• page eleven
• item/question number eleven
3 [noncount] : eleven o'clock
• I got home last night at eleven.
- eleven adj
• eleven turtles
- eleven pronoun
• Eleven (of them) were absent from the ceremony.
- elev·enth /ɪˈlɛvənɵ/ noun, pl -enths [count]
• one eleventh of the total
- eleventh adj
• the eleventh person in line
- eleventh adv
• He finished eleventh in the race.

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tenth

tenth [ordinal number]

US

/tenθ/

Example:

the tenth person

coming after nine other things in a series

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the tenth person

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

tenth

pronoun, adjective, adverb

1 10th

2 one of ten equal parts of something; 1/10

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

tenth

I. tenth¹ /tenθ/ BrE AmE adjective
coming after nine other things in a series:
in the tenth century
her tenth birthday
—tenth pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the tenth (=the tenth day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tenth

tenth [tenth tenths] ordinal number, noun [tenθ] [tenθ]

ordinal number

10th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun
each of ten equal parts of sth

see possession is nine tenths of the law at possession

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

tenth / tenθ / ordinal number

10th written as a word:

This is his tenth year of working for the company.

Our next meeting is on the tenth ( of April).

The team was/came tenth in the league.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

tenth

[te̱nθ]
♦♦
tenths
1) ORD The tenth item in a series is the one that you count as number ten.
2) FRACTION A tenth is one of ten equal parts of something.
He finished three-tenths of a second behind Prost.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

tenth

²tenth adj : occupying the number ten position in a series
• This year is our tenth wedding anniversary.
• the tenth grade
- tenth adv
• the world's tenth largest country

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ninth

ninth [ordinal number]

US

/nɑɪnθ/

Example:

the ninth day

coming after eight other things in a series

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the ninth day

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ninth

I. ninth¹ /naɪnθ/ BrE AmE adjective
coming after eight other things in a series:
in the ninth century
her ninth birthday
—ninth pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the ninth (=ninth day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ninth

ninth [ninth ninths] ordinal number, noun [naɪnθ] [naɪnθ]

ordinal number

9th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun

each of nine equal parts of sth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ninth / naɪnθ / ordinal number

A2 9th written as a word:

The ninth letter of the alphabet is I.

The school term ends on the ninth ( of July).

She was/came ninth in the national finals.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ninth

[na͟ɪnθ]
♦♦
ninths
1) ORD The ninth item in a series is the one that you count as number nine.
  ...January the ninth.
  ...students in the ninth grade.
  ...ninth century illustrated manuscripts.
2) FRACTION A ninth is one of nine equal parts of something.
  In Brussels the dollar rose by a ninth of a cent...
  What you see is only the tip. Eight ninths of it is under the sea.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

ninth

²ninth adj : occupying the number nine position in a series
• on the ninth day
• the book's ninth edition
• She's in (the) ninth grade at school.
- ninth adv
• He finished ninth in the race.
• the country's ninth largest city

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eighth

eighth [ordinal number]

US

/eɪtθ/

Example:

the eighth grade

coming after seven other things in a series

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

the eighth grade

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

eighth

pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun

1 8th

2 one of eight equal parts of something;

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eighth

I. eighth¹ /eɪtθ/ BrE AmE adjective
coming after seven other things in a series:
in the eighth century
her eighth birthday
—eighth pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the eighth (=the eighth day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eighth

eighth [eighth eighths] ordinal number, noun [eɪtθ] [eɪtθ]

ordinal number

8th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun

each of eight equal parts of sth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

eighth / eɪtθ / ordinal number

A2 8th written as a word:

He was/came eighth in the race.

Bob's birthday is on the eighth ( of June).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eighth

[e͟ɪtθ]
♦♦
eighths
1) ORD The eighth item in a series is the one that you count as number eight.
...the eighth prime minister of India.
2) FRACTION An eighth is one of eight equal parts of something.
The Kuban produces an eighth of Russia's grain, meat and milk.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

eighth

²eighth adj : occupying the number eight position in a series
• the eighth car in line
• the eighth edition
• Her son is in (the) eighth grade.
- eighth adv
• She finished eighth (in the race).

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seventh

seventh [ordinal number]

US

/ˈsev·ənθ/

Example:

the seventh class

coming after six other things in a series

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

the seventh class

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

seventh

adjective, adverb, noun

1 7th

2 one of seven equal parts of something; 1/7

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

seventh

I. sev‧enth¹ /ˈsevənθ/ BrE AmE adjective
1. coming after six other things in a series:
in the seventh century
her seventh birthday
2. be in seventh heaven informal to be extremely happy
—seventh pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the seventh (=the seventh day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seventh

sev·enth [seventh sevenths] ordinal number, noun [ˈsevnθ] [ˈsevnθ]

ordinal number
7th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Idiom: in seventh heaven

noun

each of seven equal parts of sth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

seventh / ˈsev. ə nθ / ordinal number

A2 7th written as a word:

It's the seventh ( of May) today.

Our team was/came seventh.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

seventh

[se̱v(ə)nθ]
♦♦
sevenths
1) ORD The seventh item in a series is the one that you count as number seven.
I was the seventh child in the family. There were 11 of us altogether.
2) FRACTION A seventh is one of seven equal parts of something.
A million people died, a seventh of the population.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

seventh

²seventh adj : occupying the number seven position in a series
• on the seventh day
• the book's seventh edition
• her seventh goal of the season
• I finished in seventh place in the competition.
- seventh adv
• She finished seventh in the race.
• the nation's seventh largest city

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sixth

sixth [ordinal number]

US

/sɪksθ/

Example:

the sixth grade

coming after five other things in a series

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the sixth grade

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

sixth

pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun

1 6th

2 one of six equal parts of something;

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sixth

I. sixth¹ /sɪksθ/ BrE AmE adjective
coming after five other things in a series:
her sixth birthday
the sixth century
—sixth pronoun:
Let’s have dinner on the sixth (=the sixth day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixth

sixth [sixth sixths] ordinal number, noun [sɪksθ] [sɪksθ]

ordinal number

6th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun

each of six equal parts of sth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

sixth / sɪksθ / ordinal number

A2 6th written as a word:

I have to return my library books on the sixth ( of July).

England were/came sixth in the 100 metres.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sixth

[sɪ̱ksθ]
♦♦
sixths
1) ORD The sixth item in a series is the one that you count as number six.
  ...the sixth round of the World Cup.
  ...the sixth of December.
2) FRACTION A sixth is one of six equal parts of something.
  The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce.
  ...five-sixths of a mile.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

sixth

²sixth adj : occupying the number six position in a series
• on the sixth day
• the book's sixth edition
• I finished in sixth place in the competition.
- sixth adv
• She finished sixth in the race.
• the nation's sixth largest city

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fifth

fifth [ordinal number]

US

/fɪfθ/

Example:

the fifth year

سال پنجم

coming after four other things in a series

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the fifth year

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

fifth

pronoun, adjective, adverb

1 5th

2 one of five equal parts of something;

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fifth

I. fifth¹ /fɪfθ/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: fifta, from fif 'five']
1. coming after four other things in a series:
in the fifth century
her fifth birthday
2. fifth wheel American English informal someone who is not wanted in a particular group of people:
They’d made her feel like a fifth wheel.
—fifth pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the fifth (=the fifth day of the month).
—fifthly adverb

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fifth

fifth [fifth fifths] ordinal number, noun [fɪfθ] [fɪfθ]

ordinal number
5th
• Today is the fifth (of May).
• the fifth century BC
• It's her fifth birthday.
• My office is on the fifth floor.
• It's the fifth time that I've been to America.
• Her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth.
• the world's fifth-largest oil exporter
• He finished fifth in the race.
• Edward V (= Edward the Fifth)

Idiom: take the fifth

noun
each of five equal parts of sth
• She cut the cake into fifths.

• He gave her a fifth of the total amount.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

fifth / fɪfθ / ordinal number

A2 5th written as a word:

the fifth floor of the building

Tomorrow is the fifth ( of September).

I was/came fifth in the race.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fifth

[fɪ̱fθ]
♦♦
fifths
1) ORD The fifth item in a series is the one that you count as number five.
Joe has recently returned from his fifth trip to Australia.
2) FRACTION A fifth is one of five equal parts of something.
India spends over a fifth of its budget on defence.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

fifth

²fifth adj : occupying the number five position in a series
• the fifth dancer in the line
• the fifth annual awards banquet
- fifth adv
• the nation's fifth largest city
• She finished fifth in the race.

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dresser

dresser [noun] (FURNITURE)

US

/ˈdres.ɚ/

UK

/ˈdres.ər/

Example:

There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.

A piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, usually with a mirror on top, used especially for keeping clothes in

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Example:

There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.

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furniture for storage

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American English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dresser

dress‧er /ˈdresə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑dress, ↑dresser, ↑dressing; adjective: ↑dressed ≠ ↑undressed, ↑dressy; verb: ↑dress ≠ ↑undress]
1. British English a large piece of furniture with open shelves for storing plates, dishes etc SYN Welsh dresser
2. American English a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes, sometimes with a mirror on top SYN chest of drawers British English
3. a fashionable/stylish/sloppy etc dresser someone who dresses in a fashionable etc way:
Stanley was an impeccable dresser.
4. someone who takes care of someone’s clothes, especially an actor’s in the theatre, and helps them to dress

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dresser

dress·er [dresser dressers] [ˈdresə(r)] [ˈdresər] noun

1. (also ˌWelsh ˈdresser) (BrE) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.

2. (NAmE) = chest of drawers

3. (used with an adjective) a person who dresses in the way mentioned

• a snappy dresser
4. (in a theatre) a person whose job is to take care of an actor's clothes for a play and help him/her to get dressed
See also: Welsh dresser
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting a kitchen sideboard or table on which food was prepared): from Old French dresseur, from dresser ‘prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.
Example Bank:
• I put the kettle on and took two cups and saucers down from the dresser.
• The china display in her dresser was all blue and white.

• There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

dresser / dres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (FURNITURE)

UK a tall piece of furniture with cupboards below and shelves on the top half:
a kitchen dresser
A2 US a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, usually with a mirror on top, used especially for keeping clothes in

dresser / ˈdres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (CLOTHES)

used in phrases that describe the type of clothes that someone wears:

She was always a very stylish dresser.

He's a very snappy (= stylish and modern) dresser.

specialized a person who works in the theatre or in films, helping the actors to put on their clothes

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dresser

/dresə(r)/
(dressers)

1.
A dresser is a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror on the top. (AM; in BRIT, use dressing table)
N-COUNT

2.
A dresser is a piece of furniture which has cupboards or drawers in the lower part and shelves in the top part. It is usually used for storing china. (mainly BRIT)
N-COUNT

3.
You can use dresser to refer to the kind of clothes that a person wears. For example, if you say that someone is a smart dresser, you mean that they wear smart clothes.
N-COUNT: adj N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

dresser
dress·er /ˈdrɛsɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : a person who dresses in a particular way
• She is a stylish/sloppy dresser.
2 US : a piece of furniture that has drawers for storing clothes : chest of drawers
3 Brit : hutch 1

- see also hairdresser window dresser

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closet

closet [noun]

US

/ˈklɑː.zət/

UK

/ˈklɒz.ɪt/

Example:

She hung my overcoat in the closet

A cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes

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Example:

She hung my overcoat in the closet

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furniture for storage

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

closet

noun (American)
a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing clothes, shoes, etc.:
a walk-in closet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

closet

I. clos‧et¹ S3 /ˈklɒzət, ˈklɒzɪt $ ˈklɑː-, ˈklɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: clos 'enclosed place', from Latin clausum, from clausus; ⇨ ↑close²]
1. especially American English a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling ⇨ wardrobe:
a closet full of beautiful clothes
2. come out of the closet
a) to tell people that you are ↑homosexual after hiding the fact SYN come out
b) to admit something or to start to discuss something that was kept secret before
3. be in the closet American English informal to not tell people that you are ↑homosexual
⇨ ↑water closet, ⇨ a skeleton in the closet at ↑skeleton(5)
II. closet² BrE AmE adjective
closet homosexual/alcoholic etc someone who is a ↑homosexual etc but who does not want to admit it:
a closet communist
III. closet³ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
to shut someone in a room away from other people in order to discuss something private, to be alone etc
be closeted with somebody
All morning he’d been closeted with various officials.
Don’t let her closet herself away in her room.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

closet

closet [closet closets closeted closeting] noun, adjective, verb [ˈklɒzɪt] [ˈklɑːzət]

noun (especially NAmE)
a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things
• a walk-in closet

compare cupboard, wardrobe
see also water closet
see also come out (¹⁰), see a skeleton in the cupboard/closet at skeleton
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.
Thesaurus:
closet noun C (especially AmE)
• a walk-in closet for her clothes
cupboard • • wardrobe • • pantry • • cabinet • • unit •
walk-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe/pantry
built-in closet/cupboard/wardrobe
wall/storage/kitchen closet/cupboard/cabinet/unit
Example Bank:
• He searched his closet for something to wear.
• He went to the closet and pulled out a suit.
• Her closet was filled with black clothes.
• I picked a shirt from the closet.
• I raided Bob's closet for something to wear.
• More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet.
• They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet.
• clothes hanging in the closet
• It's about time I cleared out this closet.
• She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes.

Idiom: come out of the closet

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

closet / klɒz.ɪt / / klɑ.zɪt / noun [ C ] mainly US

A2 a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes:
a bedroom/linen/storage closet

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

closet

/klɒzɪt/
(closets)

1.
A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things. (AM; in BRIT, use cupboard)
N-COUNT

2.
A closet is a very small room for storing things, especially one without windows. (AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
N-COUNT

3.
Closet is used to describe a person who has beliefs, habits, or feelings which they keep secret, often because they are embarrassed about them. Closet is also used of their beliefs, habits, or feelings.
He is a closet Fascist.
ADJ: ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹clos·et /ˈklɑːzət/ noun, pl -ets
1 [count] chiefly US : a usually small room that is used for storing things (such as clothing, towels, or dishes)
• The sheets and blankets are in the hall closet.
• He has a closet full of new clothes.
• broom/coat closets
• a walk-in closet [=a large closet usually for clothes]
- see also water closet
2 [noncount] : a state in which someone will not talk about something or admit something especially; : a state in which someone will not admit being a homosexual - usually used in the phrases in the closet or out of the closet
• He's still in the closet. [=he has not told people that he is gay]
• She came out of the closet in college.
skeleton in the/your closet

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