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The idiom "elephant in the room" is not as common as the idiom "800-pound gorilla in the room", but both have similar connotations. The "elephant" applies to some dominant element, situation, or eventuality that everyone is aware of but that is either ignored or barely acknowledged. For example, shareholders at a meeting could be discussing the fine points of a merger, knowing all too well that the government was threatening to shut down the operations of one of the companies involved.
An example sentence :
"The elephant in the room at the teacher's conference was the new mayor's promise to remove inefficient teachers."
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What is the duration of The Elephant in the Living Room?
The duration of The Elephant in the Living Room is 1.6 hours.
How do you write a sentence with a possessive noun the tusks and ears of the elephant?
Example sentence: The elephant's tusks and ears were large.
How do you use the word pachyderm in a sentence?
An elephant is a pachyderm.
What is a sentence with the tusks and ears of an elephant with a possessive noun?
The possessive form is the elephant's tusks and ears.Example sentence:The rain was dripping from the elephant's tusks and ears.
Ignore the blank in the room. What is the blank animal in the saying?
An Elephant.
Make sentences-a white elephant?
One sentence that uses the words a white elephant is "White elephants are sacred to people in Asia". Another sentence is " A white elephant is an albino elephant".
Make a sentence using the words as big as?
A mouse is not as big as an elephant.
How do you make a sentence with make room for?
Please help me make room for this new desk.
How do you make a sentence with As heavy as an elephant?
a work colleague of mine eats alot throughout the day, no wonder he is as heavy as an elephant
When was The Elephant in the Room created?
The Elephant in the Room was created on 2008-03-11.
What is the duration of The Elephant in the Living Room?
The duration of The Elephant in the Living Room is 1.6 hours.
How do you make a sentence using the word clinging?
There was a grey elephant clinging to the side of the house.
Why is it The Elephant in the room why not the rhinoceros or the elephant seal what was the origin of this expression?
because when your in a small room and there is an elephant there it is not very pleasant because your very squished :)
Can you make a sentence with the word cleared?
I cleared my room!
How do you write a sentence with a possessive noun the tusks and ears of the elephant?
Example sentence: The elephant's tusks and ears were large.
What actors and actresses appeared in Elephant Room - 2010?
The cast of Elephant Room - 2010 includes: Peter Alexandrou Vi Flaten
Make a sentence with quite and quiet?
It was quite quiet in the room.
