What does 'Elephant in the room' mean?
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An elephant in the room is a problem that everyone knows very well but no one talks about because it is taboo, embarrassing, etc.
- Category: Animals
Idioms similar to 'Elephant in the room'
- Memory like an elephant
- White elephant
- Not enough room to swing a cat
- Thousand pound gorilla in the room
- Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
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