a white elephant



a white elephant

something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose The town's new leisure centre, recently completed at a cost of ten million pounds, seems likely to prove a white elephant.
See also: elephant, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiernan-Irish
HermesHUR-meez (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Hermenegildher-ME-ne-giltGerman
SherriSHER-eeEnglish
Gobnata-History
Darleendahr-LEENEnglish