Definitions from Wiktionary (elephant in the room)
▸ noun: (idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
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▸ noun: (idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
Similar:
gorilla in the room,
800-pound gorilla in the room,
800-pound gorilla,
elephant,
obviosity,
bane of someone's life,
macroproblem,
million-dollar question,
thick of things,
big hairy deal,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
rigmarole,
slight,
poking,
souped,
tine,
cross-grained,
lite,
quick-and-dirty,
trial,
topsyturvy,
lash
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