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elephant in the room
white elephant in the roomelephant in the room
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an obvious issue, problem, or matter that people purposely ignore
Idiom
Informal
Exemplos
The student's plagiarism was the elephant in the room in the classroom, but the teacher did n't want to embarrass the student in front of the class.
The family's unspoken tension was the elephant in the room during the holidays, but no one wanted to ruin the festive mood by bringing it up.
