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Skeletons tumbling out of closets
After two action-packed months that saw skeletons tumbling out of closets on a regular basis, the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society hit back at allegations of fraud, saying the society had been made a scapegoat in the political playing field.
In the writ petition filed by it in Bombay High Court on November 22, the society has presented a pointby-point rebuttal to all allegations that cropped up, including those saying it was a security hazard and the lack of environmental clearance.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Source : Mumbai Mirror
In the writ petition filed by it in Bombay High Court on November 22, the society has presented a pointby-point rebuttal to all allegations that cropped up, including those saying it was a security hazard and the lack of environmental clearance.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Source : Mumbai Mirror
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A "skeleton in the closet" is a common idiom meaning that you have a secret that would be harmful if it were known. The metaphor, of course, is that you killed someone and put the body in the closet to prevent anyone from knowing. No one who uses this thinks there is an actual case of murder.
- A "skeleton in the closet" is a common idiom meaning that you have a secret that would be harmful if it were known.
- The metaphor, of course, is that you killed someone and put the body in the closet to prevent anyone from knowing.
- No one who uses this thinks there is an actual case of murder.
- In this case, the skeletons aren't staying in the closet - they are falling out into plain view.
- The organization's old, dirty secrets are becoming known.
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A "skeleton in the closet" is a common idiom meaning that you have a secret that would be harmful if it were known. The metaphor, of course, is that you killed someone and put the body in the closet to prevent anyone from knowing. No one who uses this thinks there is an actual case of murder.
In this case, the skeletons aren't staying in the closet - they are falling out into plain view.
In this case, the skeletons aren't staying in the closet - they are falling out into plain view.
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