A white elephant means 'something useless and expensive to keep'
This expression means real and simple.
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".
a White elephant is an unwanted or financially burdensome possession
It's an impressive exhibition hall but rarely attracts a crowd; it's a real white elephant!
The predicate in that sentence is "looked like a huge white elephant". The subject is "it".
This is not an idiom - it means exactly what it says. When you see the words AS ___ AS ___ then you are dealing with A Simile - this one is comparing something white to the white color of a sheep.
Becuase it is full of White Elephants!!:)
White Elephant is generally found in Thailand.
Order of the White Elephant happened in 1869.
King of the White Elephant was created in 1940.
White Elephant Orchestra was created in 1969.
White Elephant Orchestra ended in 1972.