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
Abu Bakr-Arabic
Maura (2)MAWR-əIrish, Scottish, English
Chappell[tʃæpəl]
Fridumar-Ancient Germanic
Asen-Bulgarian
KorË-Greek Mythology