a skeleton in the closet

基本解释

Everyone has a skeleton in the closet.
谁都有不愿被人知道的秘密。
Do you believe that every family has a skeleton in the closet?
你是否相信每个家庭都有一些不可告人的秘密？
Stranded, the friends seek help at an isolated farmhouse - only to discover a horrifying family secret that they will wish remained as a skeleton in the closet.
陷入困境后，六个人在一间孤立的农舍里寻求帮助——却发现这户农家一个恐怖的秘密，使他们只能期望在壁橱里还能是具完整的骨架。

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