VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

The elephant in the room

Meaning:

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

Examples:

  • The elephant in the room lets out a mighty roar.
  • The elephant in the room lets out a mighty roar.
  • The elephant in the room here.
  • The elephant in the room.
  • The elephant in the room.
  • You hear that? Hmm? The elephant in the room.
  • The pattern holds, except for the elephant in the room.
  • Well, and then there's the elephant in the room.
  • We still haven't talked about the elephant in the room.
  • I want to talk about the elephant in the room.