the elephant in the room

معنی

an obvious problem that everyone avoids discussing

مشکل آشکاری که همه از بحث درباره‌اش طفره می‌روند.

مثال‌ها

1. 1Nobody mentioned the missing savings, but they were the elephant in the room.
2. 2At dinner, our unfinished argument was still the elephant in the room.
3. 3The budget shortfall remained the elephant in the room; every speaker carefully avoided mentioning it.
4. 4Everyone knew the roof leaked, yet at the residents’ meeting it was the elephant in the room.
5. 5Their cancelled wedding was the elephant in the room as the family chatted awkwardly about the weather.

دستور زبان

عبارت the elephant in the room به‌صورت یک گروه اسمی ثابت می‌ماند. An elephant in the room هم هنگام مطرح کردن یک مشکل به کار می‌رود.

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