dirty little secret

noun

: something bad that someone does not want people to know

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For easy debris pickup, the Shark HydroVac MessMaster Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum is our not-so-dirty little secret. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025 Russia has a dirty little secret. Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 This inspires Dale to surveil him and Peggy, turned on by their dirty little secret. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025 But the dirty little secret of the plaintiff’s bar is that the injured plaintiffs are not receiving most of these shock verdicts. Robert Tyson, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 The Prestige is a thrilling and effective sleight of hand, reveling in its use of identical twins as a last-second shock: a dirty little secret best left in the dark, wielded by these brothers who live in the shadows to pull off the ultimate illusion. Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 The dirty little secret though, according to experts, is that some in tribal leadership want to split the money among fewer people. Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 Here’s a dirty little secret — or maybe no secret at all: Republicans enjoyed dealing with Vice President Joe Biden. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025 Now for my dirty little secret about how to conquer the Louvre stress-free. Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025

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