elephant in the room



elephant in the room

A matter or problem that is obvious or of great importance but that is not discussed openly.
See also: elephant, room

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Patariki-Maori
Eftychia-Greek
BeauBOEnglish
Geneva[dʒi'ni:və]
MargareetaMAHR-gah-re:-tahFinnish (Rare)
Nenad-Serbian, Croatian