He asked if she had any 'skeletons in her closet' that might affect her political campaign.
She's a 'closet' racist. [=she does not want people to know that she is a racist]
The manager 'was closeted' with one of her employees for several hours.
(..) See, according to leading psychiatrists... ...Stan's a bully for one of three reasons. One: Underneath all of that male bravado... ...there's an insecure little girl banging on the closet door trying to get out. Two: Like a caveman... ...Stan's brain is... ...underdeveloped. (..)2009 17 Again