Phrases related to: axial skeleton

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flesh out	To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
il ne faut pas parler de corde dans la maison d'un pendu	We must not make personal remarks; We must not allude to the skeleton in the cupboard.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton at the feast	A reminder of death, a memento mori.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
skeleton at the feast	One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton crew	The minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton in the closet	A shameful secret.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton in the cupboard	A shameful secret.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Skeleton in Your Closet	A shocking secret people do not like to reveal, something shameful kept in secret	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton key	A key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
wish-bone	part of a chicken's skeleton	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)